No renewal found
A renewal would have appeared in the Copyright Office's renewal registrations 27 to 29 years after the term began. Those volumes are loaded and no matching renewal was found. A work published 1931–1963 that was not renewed entered the public domain at the end of its 28th year.
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1940
| Title | Year | Number | Term began | Public domain from |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 43 LEON STREET | 1940 | MP10008 | 1940-03-02 | 1969-01-01 |
| AFTER MEIN KAMPF—? | 1940 | LP9981 | 1940-09-13 | 1969-01-01 |
| AFTER THE SWIM | 1940 | MP10169 | 1940-04-25 | 1969-01-01 |
| ALASKA WIID LIFE, SEA LIONS, SOUTHEASTERN ALASKA | 1940 | MP10791 | 1940-09-25 | 1969-01-01 |
| ALASKA WILD LIFE | 1940 | MP10790 | 1940-09-25 | 1969-01-01 |
| ALL-AMERICAN SHUCKERS | 1940 | MP9941 | 1940-01-17 | 1969-01-01 |
| ALL GIRL REVUE | 1940 | MP10292 | 1940-06-22 | 1969-01-01 |
| ALONG THE GOLDEN TRAIL | 1940 | MP10225 | 1940-05-03 | 1969-01-01 |
| ANNIVERSARY | 1940 | MP10074 | 1940-03-16 | 1969-01-01 |
| ANTS IN THE PLANTS | 1940 | LP9518 | 1940-03-15 | 1969-01-01 |
| APE | 1940 | LP9964 | 1940-09-24 | 1969-01-01 |
| APR | 1940 | LP9561 | 1940-04-20 | 1969-01-01 |
| ARGENTINA | 1940 | MP10095 | 1940-04-05 | 1969-01-01 |
| ARIZONA FRONTIER | 1940 | LP9859 | 1940-08-16 | 1969-01-01 |
| ARIZONA GANG BUSTERS | 1940 | LP9906 | 1940-09-11 | 1969-01-01 |
| AUTO-LITE ON PARADE | 1940 | MP10299 | 1940-06-22 | 1969-01-01 |
| AUTOMOTIVE SERVICE | 1940 | MP10751 | 1940-09-19 | 1969-01-01 |
| BABY RABBIT IN CARROT PIE | 1940 | MP10183 | 1940-04-29 | 1969-01-01 |
| BAR BUCKAROOS | 1940 | LP10057 | 1940-11-08 | 1969-01-01 |
| BARNYARD FOLLIES | 1940 | LP10135 | 1940-12-27 | 1969-01-01 |
| BERTH OF A QUEEN | 1940 | LP9441 | 1940-02-26 | 1969-01-01 |
| BEYOND TOMORROW | 1940 | LP9610 | 1940-05-06 | 1969-01-01 |
| BILLY MOUSE’S AKWAKADE | 1940 | MP10422 | 1940-08-09 | 1969-01-01 |
| BILLY THE KID IN TEXAS | 1940 | LP9940 | 1940-09-30 | 1969-01-01 |
| BILLY THE KID OUTLAWED | 1940 | LP9804 | 1940-07-12 | 1969-01-01 |
| BLACKOUT | 1940 | LP9909 | 1940-07-10 | 1969-01-01 |
| BLUE STREAK | 1940 | MP10135 | 1940-04-19 | 1969-01-01 |
| BORDER LEGION | 1940 | LP10174 | 1940-12-05 | 1969-01-01 |
| BOWLING SKILL | 1940 | MP9943 | 1940-01-26 | 1969-01-01 |
| BOY IN COURT | 1940 | LP10091 | 1940-10-25 | 1969-01-01 |
| BOYS OF THE CITY | 1940 | LP9809 | 1940-07-19 | 1969-01-01 |
| BRAZIL, PEOPLE OF THE PLANTATIONS | 1940 | MP10823 | 1940-12-10 | 1969-01-01 |
| BRITISH INTELLIGENCE | 1940 | LP9355 | 1940-01-01 | 1969-01-01 |
| BUENOS DIAS, CARMELITA | 1940 | LP10028 | 1940-11-04 | 1969-01-01 |
| BULGARIA | 1940 | MP10706 | 1940-07-31 | 1969-01-01 |
| BUZZY RIDES THE RANGE | 1940 | LP10145 | 1940-12-30 | 1969-01-01 |
| CARSON CITY KID | 1940 | MP10838 | 1940-03-29 | 1969-01-01 |
| CARSON CITY KID | 1940 | LP9787 | 1940-07-01 | 1969-01-01 |
| CHAMPIONS OF THE GRIDIRON | 1940 | MP9951 | 1940-02-08 | 1969-01-01 |
| CHAP, 1, ENEMIES WITHIN | 1940 | LP9775 | 1940-06-20 | 1969-01-01 |
| CHAP, 1, ENEMIES WITHIN | 1940 | LP9782 | 1940-07-19 | 1969-01-01 |
| CHAP, 1, ENEMIES WITHIN | 1940 | LP9783 | 1940-07-19 | 1969-01-01 |
| CHAP, NO, 12, THE BATTLE OF BLACK- 4708 HAWK | 1940 | MP10337 | 1940-05-24 | 1969-01-01 |
| CHAP, NO, 12, THE BATTLE OF BLACK- 4708 HAWK | 1940 | LP9735 | 1940-06-25 | 1969-01-01 |
| CHASING TROUBLE | 1940 | LP9391 | 1940-01-17 | 1969-01-01 |
| CHEYENNE KID | 1940 | LP9439 | 1940-02-15 | 1969-01-01 |
| CHICKEN FEED | 1940 | LP9512 | 1940-01-19 | 1969-01-01 |
| CHILDCARE—BATHING THE INFANT | 1940 | MP10331 | 1940-03-07 | 1969-01-01 |
| CHILDREN OF CHINA | 1940 | MP10825 | 1940-12-26 | 1969-01-01 |
| CHILDREN OF JAPAN | 1940 | MP10691 | 1940-10-15 | 1969-01-01 |
| CLOUD IN THE SKY | 1940 | MP10044 | 1940-01-23 | 1969-01-01 |
| COLONIAL CHILDREN | 1940 | MP9991 | 1940-01-02 | 1969-01-01 |
| COLORADO | 1940 | LP9971 | 1940-09-15 | 1969-01-01 |
| COLUMBIA PICTURES CORP., LOS ANGELES | 1940 | LP9747 | 1940-06-29 | 1969-01-01 |
| COMING EVENTS | 1940 | MP10167 | 1940-04-25 | 1969-01-01 |
| COMIN’ ROUND THE MOUNTAIN | 1940 | LP9827 | 1940-07-18 | 1969-01-01 |
| COMMUNITY SING | 1940 | MP10844 | 1940-12-09 | 1969-01-01 |
| CONGO LANDING | 1940 | LP9404 | 1940-01-15 | 1969-01-01 |
| CONQUEST OF THE AIR | 1940 | MP10111 | 1940-01-26 | 1969-01-01 |
| CONTROL OF BODY TEMPERATURE | 1940 | MP10697 | 1940-09-23 | 1969-01-01 |
| COOKING’S FUN | 1940 | MP10007 | 1940-03-02 | 1969-01-01 |
| COOLIDGE QUARTET | 1940 | MP12442 | 1940-11-01 | 1969-01-01 |
| CORRALLING A SCHOOL MARM | 1940 | LP9658 | 1940-05-20 | 1969-01-01 |
| COURAGEOUS DR | 1940 | LP9568 | 1940-04-05 | 1969-01-01 |
| COWBOY FROM SUNDOWN | 1940 | LP9625 | 1940-05-07 | 1969-01-01 |
| CUBA | 1940 | MP9931 | 1940-01-05 | 1969-01-01 |
| DAY AT THE WORLDS FAIR | 1940 | MP10597 | 1940-11-08 | 1969-01-01 |
| DEC | 1940 | MP9980 | 1940-01-09 | 1969-01-01 |
| DEC | 1940 | MP9981 | 1940-01-11 | 1969-01-01 |
| DEC | 1940 | MP9940 | 1940-01-19 | 1969-01-01 |
| DEC | 1940 | LP10097 | 1940-08-31 | 1969-01-01 |
| DEC | 1940 | MP10708 | 1940-11-13 | 1969-01-01 |
| DEC | 1940 | LP10127 | 1940-12-18 | 1969-01-01 |
| DEC | 1940 | LP10128 | 1940-12-18 | 1969-01-01 |
| DEC | 1940 | LP10129 | 1940-12-18 | 1969-01-01 |
| DEC | 1940 | LP10148 | 1940-12-28 | 1969-01-01 |
| DIPSY DOODLER | 1940 | MP10229 | 1940-05-24 | 1969-01-01 |
| DOOMED TO DIE | 1940 | LP9855 | 1940-07-19 | 1969-01-01 |
| DOOM OF THE DICTATOR | 1940 | MP10084 | 1940-03-08 | 1969-01-01 |
| DOWN ON THE FARM | 1940 | MP10589 | 1940-10-28 | 1969-01-01 |
| DRUMS OF THE DESERT | 1940 | LP10144 | 1940-10-07 | 1969-01-01 |
| DUCK STEPS OUT | 1940 | MP10131 | 1940-03-21 | 1969-01-01 |
| DUCK STEPS OUT | 1940 | MP10132 | 1940-03-26 | 1969-01-01 |
| DUCK STEPS OUT | 1940 | MP10159 | 1940-03-28 | 1969-01-01 |
| DUCK STEPS OUT | 1940 | MP10160 | 1940-04-02 | 1969-01-01 |
| DUCK STEPS OUT | 1940 | MP10161 | 1940-04-04 | 1969-01-01 |
| DUCK STEPS OUT | 1940 | MP10162 | 1940-04-09 | 1969-01-01 |
| DUCK STEPS OUT | 1940 | MP10187 | 1940-04-11 | 1969-01-01 |
| DUCK STEPS OUT | 1940 | MP10196 | 1940-04-18 | 1969-01-01 |
| DUCK STEPS OUT | 1940 | MP10197 | 1940-04-23 | 1969-01-01 |
| DUCK STEPS OUT | 1940 | MP10198 | 1940-04-25 | 1969-01-01 |
| EAST SIDE KIDS | 1940 | LP9406 | 1940-02-06 | 1969-01-01 |
| ECSTACY | 1940 | LP10141 | 1940-12-11 | 1969-01-01 |
| ELEPHANTS | 1940 | MP10695 | 1940-09-20 | 1969-01-01 |
| ENDOCRINE GLANDS | 1940 | MP9992 | 1940-01-02 | 1969-01-01 |
| FACE IN THE MIRROR | 1940 | LP9602 | 1940-04-25 | 1969-01-01 |
| FAMILY AFFAIR | 1940 | MP10449 | 1940-09-06 | 1969-01-01 |
| FATAL HR | 1940 | LP9350 | 1940-01-10 | 1969-01-01 |
| FEB | 1940 | MP10810 | 1940-10-15 | 1969-01-01 |
| FEEDS AND FOLKS | 1940 | MP9953 | 1940-02-03 | 1969-01-01 |
| FELDZUG IN POLEN (CAMPAIGN IN POLAND) | 1940 | MP10472 | 1940-02-08 | 1969-01-01 |
| FERTILIZATION | 1940 | MP10707 | 1940-10-02 | 1969-01-01 |
| FIGHT FOR LIFE | 1940 | LP9444 | 1940-02-08 | 1969-01-01 |
| FIGHT FOR LIFE | 1940 | LP9445 | 1940-02-08 | 1969-01-01 |
| FIGHT FOR LIFE | 1940 | LP9446 | 1940-02-08 | 1969-01-01 |
| FIGHT FOR LIFE | 1940 | LP9436 | 1940-02-09 | 1969-01-01 |
| FIGHT FOR LIFE | 1940 | LP9447 | 1940-02-21 | 1969-01-01 |
| FIGHT FOR LIFE | 1940 | LP9448 | 1940-02-21 | 1969-01-01 |
| FIGHT FOR LIFE | 1940 | LP9449 | 1940-02-21 | 1969-01-01 |
| FINDING YOUR LIFE WORK | 1940 | MP10080 | 1940-02-24 | 1969-01-01 |
| FLAG SPEAKS | 1940 | LP9526 | 1940-04-09 | 1969-01-01 |
| FLAG SPEAKS | 1940 | LP9527 | 1940-04-09 | 1969-01-01 |
| FLAG SPEAKS | 1940 | LP9528 | 1940-04-09 | 1969-01-01 |
| FLAG SPEAKS | 1940 | LP9556 | 1940-04-16 | 1969-01-01 |
| FLAG SPEAKS | 1940 | LP9557 | 1940-04-16 | 1969-01-01 |
| FLAG SPEAKS | 1940 | LP9558 | 1940-04-16 | 1969-01-01 |
| FLOWING GOLD | 1940 | LP9856 | 1940-08-24 | 1969-01-01 |
| FOOD FOR THOUGHT | 1940 | LP9506 | 1940-03-16 | 1969-01-01 |
| FOR BETTER LIVING | 1940 | MP10343 | 1940-04-15 | 1969-01-01 |
| FREE AND EASY | 1940 | MP10000 | 1940-02-03 | 1969-01-01 |
| FREE MEN BUILD A NATION | 1940 | MP9989 | 1940-02-20 | 1969-01-01 |
| FREE MEN BUILD A NATION | 1940 | MP10006 | 1940-03-01 | 1969-01-01 |
| FRENCH-CANADIAN CHILDREN | 1940 | MP10839 | 1940-05-27 | 1969-01-01 |
| FRICTION FIGHTERS | 1940 | MP10170 | 1940-04-25 | 1969-01-01 |
| FRONTIER CRUSADER | 1940 | LP9797 | 1940-05-22 | 1969-01-01 |
| FURNITURE CRAFTSMEN | 1940 | MP10340 | 1940-04-25 | 1969-01-01 |
| FUTILE VICTORY BEYOND THE ALASKA RANGE | 1940 | MP10083 | 1940-04-04 | 1969-01-01 |
| GANGS OF CHICAGO | 1940 | LP9745 | 1940-07-02 | 1969-01-01 |
| GARDENING | 1940 | MP10828 | 1940-12-10 | 1969-01-01 |
| GAY CABELLERO | 1940 | LP10085 | 1940-10-04 | 1969-01-01 |
| GEOMETRY IN ACTION | 1940 | MP11679 | 1940-10-20 | 1969-01-01 |
| GERMANY—INDUSTRY | 1940 | MP10333 | 1940-01-16 | 1969-01-01 |
| GOING PLACES | 1940 | MP10257 | 1940-06-05 | 1969-01-01 |
| GOING PLACES | 1940 | MP10258 | 1940-06-05 | 1969-01-01 |
| GOING PLACES | 1940 | MP10259 | 1940-06-05 | 1969-01-01 |
| GOING PLACES | 1940 | MP10504 | 1940-10-04 | 1969-01-01 |
| GOING PLACES WITH GRAHAM MCNAMEE | 1940 | MP10490 | 1940-09-27 | 1969-01-01 |
| GOING PLACES WITH GRAHAM MCNAMEE | 1940 | MP10491 | 1940-09-27 | 1969-01-01 |
| GOING PLACES WITH GRAHAM MCNAMEE | 1940 | LP9963 | 1940-10-08 | 1969-01-01 |
| GOING PLACES WITH GRAHAM MCNAMEE | 1940 | LP9965 | 1940-10-09 | 1969-01-01 |
| GOING PLACES WITH GRAHAM MCNAMEE | 1940 | LP9980 | 1940-10-15 | 1969-01-01 |
| GOLDEN TRAIL | 1940 | LP9751 | 1940-06-24 | 1969-01-01 |
| GOODRICH CO., AKRON, O | 1940 | LP9579 | 1940-03-01 | 1969-01-01 |
| GO WEST | 1940 | MP10642 | 1940-12-04 | 1969-01-01 |
| GRANITE HOTEL | 1940 | LP9617 | 1940-04-26 | 1969-01-01 |
| GREAT PLANE ROBBERY | 1940 | LP10082 | 1940-11-30 | 1969-01-01 |
| GREAT PLANE ROBBERY | 1940 | LP10095 | 1940-12-07 | 1969-01-01 |
| GREAT PROFILE | 1940 | LP10013 | 1940-10-29 | 1969-01-01 |
| GREAT PROFILE | 1940 | LP10014 | 1940-10-30 | 1969-01-01 |
| GREAT PROFILE | 1940 | LP10020 | 1940-11-01 | 1969-01-01 |
| GREAT PROFILE | 1940 | LP10016 | 1940-11-02 | 1969-01-01 |
| GREAT PROFILE | 1940 | LP10034 | 1940-11-09 | 1969-01-01 |
| GREAT PROFILE | 1940 | LP10047 | 1940-11-16 | 1969-01-01 |
| GREAT PROFILE | 1940 | LP10072 | 1940-11-25 | 1969-01-01 |
| GREAT PROFILE | 1940 | LP10073 | 1940-11-25 | 1969-01-01 |
| GREAT PROFILE | 1940 | LP10066 | 1940-11-28 | 1969-01-01 |
| HALF ASINNER | 1940 | LP9503 | 1940-03-25 | 1969-01-01 |
| HARLY SETTLERS OF NEW ENGLAND, SALEM 1626-1629 | 1940 | MP10827 | 1940-12-18 | 1969-01-01 |
| HAUNTED HOUSE | 1940 | LP9849 | 1940-07-19 | 1969-01-01 |
| HAVANA IS CALLING ME | 1940 | MP11483 | 1940-08-10 | 1969-01-01 |
| HAVE YOU MET YVETTE? | 1940 | MP10175 | 1940-04-19 | 1969-01-01 |
| HEADLINERS | 1940 | MP10126 | 1940-01-12 | 1969-01-01 |
| HE ASKED FOR IT | 1940 | LP9945 | 1940-09-27 | 1969-01-01 |
| HEAT FOR THE IRON | 1940 | MP10404 | 1940-08-03 | 1969-01-01 |
| HELP WANTED | 1940 | MP10534 | 1940-10-10 | 1969-01-01 |
| HENRY) | 1940 | LP9842 | 1940-04-12 | 1969-01-01 |
| HERE’S LOOKING | 1940 | LP9402 | 1940-01-22 | 1969-01-01 |
| HIDDEN GOLD | 1940 | LP9690 | 1940-06-07 | 1969-01-01 |
| HI-YO-SILVER | 1940 | LP9575 | 1940-04-10 | 1969-01-01 |
| HOLD THAT WOMAN | 1940 | LP9820 | 1940-06-22 | 1969-01-01 |
| HONEY BEE | 1940 | MP10694 | 1940-11-15 | 1969-01-01 |
| HONORING THE MODERN PIONEER | 1940 | MP10182 | 1940-05-08 | 1969-01-01 |
| HORTOBAGY | 1940 | LP9814 | 1940-01-20 | 1969-01-01 |
| HOW DO YOU DO | 1940 | MP10224 | 1940-05-08 | 1969-01-01 |
| HOW TO INFLUENCE CUSTOMERS AND WIN SALES | 1940 | MP10171 | 1940-04-25 | 1969-01-01 |
| HUMAN FISH | 1940 | MP9996 | 1940-02-23 | 1969-01-01 |
| HUMAN FISH | 1940 | LP9454 | 1940-03-02 | 1969-01-01 |
| I EAN’T GIVE YOU ANYTHING BUT LOVE, BABY | 1940 | MP10177 | 1940-02-12 | 1969-01-01 |
| IGNITION ENGINEERED | 1940 | LP9870 | 1940-08-27 | 1969-01-01 |
| IGNITION ENGINEERED | 1940 | LP9871 | 1940-08-27 | 1969-01-01 |
| IGNITION ENGINEERED | 1940 | LP9872 | 1940-08-27 | 1969-01-01 |
| IGNITION ENGINEERED | 1940 | LP9923 | 1940-09-14 | 1969-01-01 |
| IGNITION ENGINEERED | 1940 | LP9915 | 1940-09-17 | 1969-01-01 |
| IGNITION ENGINEERED | 1940 | LP9916 | 1940-09-17 | 1969-01-01 |
| I KILLED THE COUNT | 1940 | LP9934 | 1940-09-06 | 1969-01-01 |
| I MARRIED ADVENTURE | 1940 | LP9743 | 1940-06-29 | 1969-01-01 |
| IN DANGER AHEAD | 1940 | LP9509 | 1940-03-23 | 1969-01-01 |
| INDIA—GLIMPSES OF INDUSTRY IN MYSORE AND CEYLON | 1940 | MP10758 | 1940-12-18 | 1969-01-01 |
| INDIA—HYDERABAD | 1940 | MP10759 | 1940-12-18 | 1969-01-01 |
| IN THE TIGER’S LAIR | 1940 | MP9952 | 1940-02-03 | 1969-01-01 |
| ISLE OF COLUMBUS | 1940 | MP9962 | 1940-02-09 | 1969-01-01 |
| ISLE OF DESTINY | 1940 | LP10003 | 1940-03-08 | 1969-01-01 |
| I TAKE THIS OATH | 1940 | LP9805 | 1940-05-14 | 1969-01-01 |
| IT ISN’T DONE WITH MIRRORS | 1940 | MP10075 | 1940-03-16 | 1969-01-01 |
| JIMMY DORSEY AND HIS ORCHESTRA | 1940 | MP9946 | 1940-02-02 | 1969-01-01 |
| JOSE ITURBI | 1940 | MP12440 | 1940-11-01 | 1969-01-01 |
| JOURNALISM | 1940 | MP10201 | 1940-04-01 | 1969-01-01 |
| KAUFMAN AND MARE CONNELLY | 1940 | LP9947 | 1940-09-14 | 1969-01-01 |
| KICK IN TIME | 1940 | LP9645 | 1940-05-08 | 1969-01-01 |
| KID FROM SANTA FE | 1940 | LP9667 | 1940-05-22 | 1969-01-01 |