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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1948
| Title | Year | Number | Term began | Public domain from |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHUCKY LOU, THE STORY OF A WOOD- CHUCK | 1948 | LP1838 | 1948-05-01 | 1977-01-01 |
| CIRCUS TOWN | 1948 | MP4115 | 1948-01-19 | 1977-01-01 |
| CLAUDIA | 1948 | MP3077 | 1948-03-01 | 1977-01-01 |
| CLOSETS CROWDED? | 1948 | MP3122 | 1948-04-17 | 1977-01-01 |
| CLOSE-UP | 1948 | LP1729 | 1948-06-09 | 1977-01-01 |
| CLUE NITE | 1948 | MP3363 | 1948-08-26 | 1977-01-01 |
| COACH FOR A KING | 1948 | MP3111 | 1948-03-29 | 1977-01-01 |
| COAL COUNTRY | 1948 | MP4080 | 1948-12-01 | 1977-01-01 |
| CODE OF SCOTLAND YARD | 1948 | LP1824 | 1948-09-08 | 1977-01-01 |
| COMMUNITY SING | 1948 | MP3375 | 1948-07-05 | 1977-01-01 |
| CONGO BILL | 1948 | LP2018 | 1948-12-22 | 1977-01-01 |
| CONSTRUCTION AHEAD | 1948 | MP3788 | 1948-12-01 | 1977-01-01 |
| CONSUMER PROTECTION | 1948 | MP3703 | 1948-06-10 | 1977-01-01 |
| CORRIDOR OF MIRRORS | 1948 | LP406 | 1948-07-24 | 1977-01-01 |
| COUNTY FAIR | 1948 | MP3659 | 1948-11-12 | 1977-01-01 |
| COURT REPORTING | 1948 | MP3786 | 1948-10-01 | 1977-01-01 |
| CRAFTSMANSHIP IN CLAY: SIMPLE SLAB METHODS | 1948 | MP4247 | 1948-09-10 | 1977-01-01 |
| CREATION OF LIFE | 1948 | MP3592 | 1948-11-01 | 1977-01-01 |
| CRIME LAB | 1948 | MP3188 | 1948-05-28 | 1977-01-01 |
| CROSS COUNTRY | 1948 | MU2907 | 1948-03-25 | 1977-01-01 |
| DANIEL IN THE LIONS’ DEN | 1948 | MP3621 | 1948-10-20 | 1977-01-01 |
| DAUGHTER OF DARKNESS | 1948 | LP1725 | 1948-01-21 | 1977-01-01 |
| DECIMAL FRACTIONS | 1948 | MP17 | 1948-06-05 | 1977-01-01 |
| DESERT ARABS | 1948 | MP3129 | 1948-04-13 | 1977-01-01 |
| DEVIL’S CARGO | 1948 | LP1540 | 1948-03-01 | 1977-01-01 |
| DISASTER | 1948 | LP1991 | 1948-12-03 | 1977-01-01 |
| DISCUSSION IN DEMOCRACY | 1948 | MP3713 | 1948-12-14 | 1977-01-01 |
| DOGGONE CLEVER | 1948 | MP2990 | 1948-04-02 | 1977-01-01 |
| DOUBLE BARRELLED SPORT | 1948 | MP2733 | 1948-02-20 | 1977-01-01 |
| DRIVING MAGIC | 1948 | MU2681 | 1948-01-07 | 1977-01-01 |
| DULCIMER STREET | 1948 | LP1095 | 1948-02-08 | 1977-01-01 |
| EARLY DOES IT | 1948 | MP3955 | 1948-09-01 | 1977-01-01 |
| ECCE HOMO | 1948 | LP1803 | 1948-05-28 | 1977-01-01 |
| EGMONT | 1948 | MP4370 | 1948-12-01 | 1977-01-01 |
| EINE KLEINE NACHTMUSIK | 1948 | MP4480 | 1948-12-01 | 1977-01-01 |
| ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES | 1948 | MP3904 | 1948-10-01 | 1977-01-01 |
| ELECTROMAGNETS | 1948 | MP3897 | 1948-10-01 | 1977-01-01 |
| ELECTRONIC TUBES | 1948 | MP3901 | 1948-10-01 | 1977-01-01 |
| ELECTRON THEORY | 1948 | MP3900 | 1948-10-01 | 1977-01-01 |
| ELEMENTARY STAGE TECHNIQUE | 1948 | MP4020 | 1948-12-06 | 1977-01-01 |
| ELEPHANT TRICKS | 1948 | MP3564 | 1948-11-03 | 1977-01-01 |
| EL FERROCARRIL | 1948 | MP3789 | 1948-08-02 | 1977-01-01 |
| EMOTIONAL HEALTH | 1948 | MP3256 | 1948-03-01 | 1977-01-01 |
| EMPEROR WALTZ | 1948 | MP4482 | 1948-12-01 | 1977-01-01 |
| ENDOTRACHEAL ANESTHESIA | 1948 | MU3420 | 1948-10-25 | 1977-01-01 |
| ENERGY IN OUR RIVERS | 1948 | MP3710 | 1948-11-17 | 1977-01-01 |
| ENLIGHTEN MY DARKNESS | 1948 | LU1660 | 1948-06-15 | 1977-01-01 |
| EXAMINATION OF THE BREAST FOR EARLY CANCER | 1948 | MU2955 | 1948-05-08 | 1977-01-01 |
| EYES OF TEXAS | 1948 | LP1736 | 1948-06-24 | 1977-01-01 |
| FACTS ABOUT FILM | 1948 | MP1464 | 1948-06-17 | 1977-01-01 |
| FAITH OF OUR FATHERS | 1948 | MP2823 | 1948-01-10 | 1977-01-01 |
| FALSE PARADISE | 1948 | LP2385 | 1948-01-01 | 1977-01-01 |
| FAMILIES FIRST | 1948 | MP3593 | 1948-10-01 | 1977-01-01 |
| FANTASTIC JOURNEY | 1948 | MU2759 | 1948-02-25 | 1977-01-01 |
| FASHIONS IN MAGIC | 1948 | MP3121 | 1948-01-10 | 1977-01-01 |
| FEDERAL TAXATION | 1948 | MP3695 | 1948-05-17 | 1977-01-01 |
| FINGAL’S CAVE | 1948 | MP2989 | 1948-03-26 | 1977-01-01 |
| FIRST OF THE FUTURAMIC CARS | 1948 | MU2679 | 1948-01-27 | 1977-01-01 |
| FLIP FLAP | 1948 | LP1474 | 1948-02-20 | 1977-01-01 |
| FLY TYING | 1948 | MP4384 | 1948-10-01 | 1977-01-01 |
| FOOTLIGHT RHYTHM | 1948 | LP1557 | 1948-04-09 | 1977-01-01 |
| FOR FRENCH VERSION SEE ENREGISTREMENT ET REPRODUCTION DU SON | 1948 | MP3598 | 1948-11-15 | 1977-01-01 |
| FOR FRENCH VERSION SEE L ATMOSPHERE ET SES MOUVEMENTS | 1948 | MP3600 | 1948-11-15 | 1977-01-01 |
| FOR FRENCH VERSION SEE L ECUREUIL | 1948 | MP3382 | 1948-09-16 | 1977-01-01 |
| FOR FRENCH VERSION SEE LE TEMPS | 1948 | MP3380 | 1948-09-16 | 1977-01-01 |
| FRACTURES: AN INTRODUCTION | 1948 | MP161 | 1948-11-01 | 1977-01-01 |
| FREEDOM IS INDIVISIBLE | 1948 | MP129 | 1948-10-29 | 1977-01-01 |
| FRENCH CHILDREN | 1948 | MP3125 | 1948-04-16 | 1977-01-01 |
| FRENCH VERSION SEE ADVENTURES DE ‘‘JEANNOT LAPIN | 1948 | MP3385 | 1948-09-16 | 1977-01-01 |
| FRENCH VERSION SEE LES ONDES DE SON ET LEURS ORIGINES | 1948 | MP3379 | 1948-09-16 | 1977-01-01 |
| FRENCH VERSION SEE PRINCIPES FONDAMENTAUX DE L’ACCOUSTIQUE | 1948 | MP3599 | 1948-11-15 | 1977-01-01 |
| FRIEND OF THE FAMILY | 1948 | MP3489 | 1948-09-17 | 1977-01-01 |
| FROZEN FUN | 1948 | MP3587 | 1948-10-22 | 1977-01-01 |
| FUNNY BUSINESS | 1948 | MP2991 | 1948-04-02 | 1977-01-01 |
| GENESIS OF EMOTIONS | 1948 | MP3366 | 1948-09-25 | 1977-01-01 |
| GEOMETRY AND YOU | 1948 | MP3707 | 1948-09-24 | 1977-01-01 |
| GETTELMAN MILWAUKEE BEER--DANCING BOTTLE | 1948 | MP3744 | 1948-11-29 | 1977-01-01 |
| GIANT AFRICANS | 1948 | MP3138 | 1948-02-18 | 1977-01-01 |
| GLAMOUR STREET | 1948 | MP3400 | 1948-08-20 | 1977-01-01 |
| GOING PLACES | 1948 | MP3796 | 1948-10-23 | 1977-01-01 |
| GOING TO BLAZES | 1948 | MP2993 | 1948-04-15 | 1977-01-01 |
| GOSPEL IN SONG | 1948 | MP2822 | 1948-01-15 | 1977-01-01 |
| GOW, THE KILLER | 1948 | MP2805 | 1948-02-16 | 1977-01-01 |
| GRAND CANYON TRAIL | 1948 | LP1965 | 1948-11-12 | 1977-01-01 |
| GRASS ROOTS | 1948 | MP3438 | 1948-06-15 | 1977-01-01 |
| GYPSY HOLIDAY | 1948 | LP1692 | 1948-06-25 | 1977-01-01 |
| HEADING FOR HEAVEN | 1948 | LP1438 | 1948-01-17 | 1977-01-01 |
| HEAVEN SENT | 1948 | MU3449 | 1948-10-12 | 1977-01-01 |
| HECTOR’S HECTIC LIFE | 1948 | LP1990 | 1948-11-19 | 1977-01-01 |
| HELPING THE CHILD TO ACCEPT THE DO’S | 1948 | MP3683 | 1948-12-13 | 1977-01-01 |
| HENRY BUSSE AND HIS ORCHESTRA | 1948 | MP2995 | 1948-04-30 | 1977-01-01 |
| HERE COMES TROUBLE | 1948 | LP1755 | 1948-04-09 | 1977-01-01 |
| HER FAVORITE POOLS | 1948 | MP3213 | 1948-07-30 | 1977-01-01 |
| HE WALKED BY NIGHT | 1948 | LP2291 | 1948-11-13 | 1977-01-01 |
| HIGHER FLIGHT | 1948 | MP3235 | 1948-07-01 | 1977-01-01 |
| HIGH FURY | 1948 | LP1939 | 1948-11-19 | 1977-01-01 |
| HOLIDAY FOR DRUMSTICKS | 1948 | MP3867 | 1948-12-29 | 1977-01-01 |
| HOLLOW TRIUMPH | 1948 | LP1849 | 1948-10-06 | 1977-01-01 |
| HOME FOR THE WEEKEND | 1948 | MU3022 | 1948-04-23 | 1977-01-01 |
| HOT ROD SPEEDSTERS | 1948 | MP3473 | 1948-11-05 | 1977-01-01 |
| HOW ANIMALS DEFEND THEMSELVES | 1948 | MP3387 | 1948-09-15 | 1977-01-01 |
| HOW ANIMALS EAT | 1948 | MP3388 | 1948-09-15 | 1977-01-01 |
| HOW TISSUE SLIDES ARE MADE | 1948 | MU2647 | 1948-01-09 | 1977-01-01 |
| HOW TO BE WELL GROOMED | 1948 | MP3694 | 1948-11-17 | 1977-01-01 |
| HOW TO CATCH (BASEBALL) | 1948 | MP3140 | 1948-02-25 | 1977-01-01 |
| HOW TO CONVINCE DRUNKEN DRIVERS | 1948 | MU3348 | 1948-08-23 | 1977-01-01 |
| HOW TO DELIVER A SALES STORY | 1948 | MP644 | 1948-08-18 | 1977-01-01 |
| HOW TO DIVIDE FRACTIONS | 1948 | MP2829 | 1948-02-15 | 1977-01-01 |
| HOW TO HIT (BASEBALL) | 1948 | MP3139 | 1948-02-25 | 1977-01-01 |
| HOW TO JUDGE AUTHORITIES | 1948 | MP3107 | 1948-04-26 | 1977-01-01 |
| HOW TO JUDGE FACTS | 1948 | MP3110 | 1948-05-04 | 1977-01-01 |
| HOW TO MULTIPLY FRACTIONS | 1948 | MP2702 | 1948-01-15 | 1977-01-01 |
| HOW TO THROW (BASEBALL) | 1948 | MP3131 | 1948-02-18 | 1977-01-01 |
| HOW TO WRITE YOUR TERM PAPER | 1948 | MP3700 | 1948-06-01 | 1977-01-01 |
| HOW WE GET OUR POWER | 1948 | MP3832 | 1948-12-30 | 1977-01-01 |
| HUMAN REPRODUCTION | 1948 | MP3255 | 1948-03-01 | 1977-01-01 |
| IBERIAN PENINSULA | 1948 | MP3792 | 1948-12-31 | 1977-01-01 |
| ICE ACES | 1948 | MP3569 | 1948-11-10 | 1977-01-01 |
| ICE CREAM | 1948 | MP2877 | 1948-03-17 | 1977-01-01 |
| INDIAN AGENT | 1948 | LP2011 | 1948-11-12 | 1977-01-01 |
| INDUCTANCE AND CAPICITANCE | 1948 | MP3898 | 1948-10-01 | 1977-01-01 |
| IN ESKIMO LAND | 1948 | MP3135 | 1948-03-01 | 1977-01-01 |
| INNER SANCTUM | 1948 | LP2023 | 1948-09-18 | 1977-01-01 |
| INSIDE CHINA | 1948 | MP3563 | 1948-11-03 | 1977-01-01 |
| INSIDE INDIA | 1948 | MP3128 | 1948-04-13 | 1977-01-01 |
| INSTALLMENT BUYING | 1948 | MP3698 | 1948-09-24 | 1977-01-01 |
| INSTRUCTIONAL FILMS—THE NEW WAY TO GREATER EDUCATION | 1948 | MP4279 | 1948-03-19 | 1977-01-01 |
| INTRODUCTION TO ELECTRICITY | 1948 | MP3117 | 1948-02-26 | 1977-01-01 |
| IRISH CHILDREN | 1948 | MP2904 | 1948-03-29 | 1977-01-01 |
| IT SERVES YOU RIGHT | 1948 | MU2913 | 1948-04-23 | 1977-01-01 |
| IT’S SMART TO OWN AN OLDS | 1948 | MU3027 | 1948-05-10 | 1977-01-01 |
| I WILL PILOT THEE | 1948 | MP3503 | 1948-08-12 | 1977-01-01 |
| J 7-3 | 1948 | MP2731 | 1948-02-20 | 1977-01-01 |
| J 7-4 | 1948 | MP2851 | 1948-04-02 | 1977-01-01 |
| J 7-5 | 1948 | MP3005 | 1948-05-21 | 1977-01-01 |
| J 7-6 | 1948 | MP3349 | 1948-08-06 | 1977-01-01 |
| JAN AUGUST AND HIS PIANO MAGIC | 1948 | MP3681 | 1948-10-29 | 1977-01-01 |
| JASSY | 1948 | LP405 | 1948-02-28 | 1977-01-01 |
| JAVELIN | 1948 | MP2381 | 1948-01-07 | 1977-01-01 |
| JENUIN SERVISS | 1948 | MU3018 | 1948-03-25 | 1977-01-01 |
| JINGLE, JANGLE, JINGLE | 1948 | LP1410 | 1948-01-02 | 1977-01-01 |
| JOE REICHMAN AND HIS ORCHESTRA | 1948 | MP3250 | 1948-08-19 | 1977-01-01 |
| JUANITO Y SU PERRO | 1948 | MP3791 | 1948-09-27 | 1977-01-01 |
| JUDO AND JIU-JITSU INSTRUCTION FILM | 1948 | MP3009 | 1948-03-01 | 1977-01-01 |
| JUDY LEARNS ABOUT MILK | 1948 | MP3958 | 1948-11-01 | 1977-01-01 |
| KERNELS OF CORN | 1948 | MP3097 | 1948-02-16 | 1977-01-01 |
| KITTENS THREE | 1948 | MP3130 | 1948-02-18 | 1977-01-01 |
| LADDERS, SCAFFOLDS, AND FLOOR OPENINGS | 1948 | MP3925 | 1948-04-01 | 1977-01-01 |
| LADIES IN WADING | 1948 | MP3186 | 1948-06-25 | 1977-01-01 |
| LEADERSHIP IN ACTION | 1948 | MU3004 | 1948-05-17 | 1977-01-01 |
| LE CYCLE DE L’EAU | 1948 | MP3383 | 1948-09-16 | 1977-01-01 |
| LE DIABLE AU CORPS | 1948 | LP1995 | 1948-12-01 | 1977-01-01 |
| LE LIEVRE ET LA TORTUE | 1948 | MP3377 | 1948-09-16 | 1977-01-01 |
| LES MACHINES ELEMENTAIRES | 1948 | MP3381 | 1948-09-16 | 1977-01-01 |
| LE TROIS PETITS CHATONS | 1948 | MP3384 | 1948-09-16 | 1977-01-01 |
| LET’S COUNT THE COST | 1948 | MP3926 | 1948-09-15 | 1977-01-01 |
| LET’S GET OFF ON THE RIGHT FOOT | 1948 | MU3002 | 1948-05-15 | 1977-01-01 |
| LET’S GO LATIN | 1948 | MP2871 | 1948-02-16 | 1977-01-01 |
| LET’S GO TO THE MOVIES | 1948 | MP4068 | 1948-12-31 | 1977-01-01 |
| LET'S VISIT A POULTRY FARM | 1948 | MP4278 | 1948-02-18 | 1977-01-01 |
| LETTER TO A REBEL | 1948 | MP3189 | 1948-06-25 | 1977-01-01 |
| LIFE IN A FISHING VILLAGE | 1948 | MP3724 | 1948-10-27 | 1977-01-01 |
| LIFE INSURANCE OCCUPATIONS | 1948 | MP3893 | 1948-09-30 | 1977-01-01 |
| LIFE LINES | 1948 | MP3931 | 1948-07-01 | 1977-01-01 |
| LIFE SAVING FINGERS | 1948 | LP1400 | 1948-01-03 | 1977-01-01 |
| LIVING WITH LIONS | 1948 | MP3100 | 1948-01-23 | 1977-01-01 |
| LOADED PISTOLS | 1948 | LP2151 | 1948-12-14 | 1977-01-01 |
| LOS TRES FANTASMAS | 1948 | MP3790 | 1948-09-13 | 1977-01-01 |
| LOUISIANA STORY | 1948 | LP2093 | 1948-09-28 | 1977-01-01 |
| LP1407, 2 | 1948 | LP1471 | 1948-02-02 | 1977-01-01 |
| LP1470, MANHATTAN MEMORIES | 1948 | MP2967 | 1948-02-16 | 1977-01-01 |
| LP1473, DEMOCRACY’S DIARY | 1948 | MP3118 | 1948-04-30 | 1977-01-01 |
| L P1504, MAN TO MAN | 1948 | MU2700 | 1948-02-04 | 1977-01-01 |
| LP1516, SIMPLER BY 14TO 1 | 1948 | MU3032 | 1948-05-10 | 1977-01-01 |
| LP1548, THE WONDER MINERAL | 1948 | MU2971 | 1948-05-10 | 1977-01-01 |
| LP1656, MUSICAL MIRACLE | 1948 | LP1520 | 1948-03-12 | 1977-01-01 |
| LP1815, BODY CARE AND GROOMING | 1948 | MP3252 | 1948-03-01 | 1977-01-01 |
| LP1995, THE SPIRITUALIST | 1948 | LP1730 | 1948-07-07 | 1977-01-01 |
| LP2034, BLOCK PARTY | 1948 | MP3660 | 1948-11-26 | 1977-01-01 |
| LP2112, MAKING AN INDIAN TIPI | 1948 | LP2230 | 1948-05-30 | 1977-01-01 |
| LULU BELLE | 1948 | LP1716 | 1948-07-20 | 1977-01-01 |
| LYSBESTRAUM | 1948 | MP3860 | 1948-05-07 | 1977-01-01 |
| MAKING GLASS FOR HOUSES | 1948 | MP2878 | 1948-03-17 | 1977-01-01 |
| MAKING INDIAN MOCCASINS | 1948 | LP2231 | 1948-05-30 | 1977-01-01 |
| MAKING THE MOST OF SCHOOL | 1948 | MP3717 | 1948-08-31 | 1977-01-01 |
| MERRY CHRISTMAS | 1948 | MP4372 | 1948-12-01 | 1977-01-01 |
| MICROMOTION ANALYSIS FILM, B 100 | 1948 | MP2776 | 1948-02-10 | 1977-01-01 |
| MILLION DOLLAR WEEKEND | 1948 | LP1937 | 1948-11-20 | 1977-01-01 |
| MIRACLE IN HARLEM | 1948 | LP192 | 1948-05-28 | 1977-01-01 |
| MIRACULOUS JOURNEY | 1948 | LP1848 | 1948-09-20 | 1977-01-01 |
| MODERN BUSINESS MACHINES | 1948 | MP3787 | 1948-10-01 | 1977-01-01 |
| MODERN HAWAL | 1948 | MP3726 | 1948-10-27 | 1977-01-01 |
| MONEY MADNESS | 1948 | LP1577 | 1948-04-01 | 1977-01-01 |
| MONSIEUR VINCENT | 1948 | LP2378 | 1948-09-01 | 1977-01-01 |
| MOSCOW AND LENINGRAD | 1948 | MP3132 | 1948-04-09 | 1977-01-01 |
| MOVIE 48-A | 1948 | MU2906 | 1948-04-23 | 1977-01-01 |
| MP2725, UNUSUAL OCCUPATIONS | 1948 | MP2591 | 1948-01-02 | 1977-01-01 |
| MP2725, UNUSUAL OCCUPATIONS | 1948 | MP2732 | 1948-02-13 | 1977-01-01 |
| MP2725, UNUSUAL OCCUPATIONS | 1948 | MP2887 | 1948-04-16 | 1977-01-01 |
| MR. GROUNDLING TAKES THE AIR | 1948 | LP1994 | 1948-12-03 | 1977-01-01 |