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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| THE STORY OF WAYNE CRANE | 1948 | MU2770 | 1948-03-08 | 1977-01-01 |
| THE SUGAR PLUM TREE | 1948 | LP2099 | 1948-10-13 | 1977-01-01 |
| THE SUPREME COURT | 1948 | MP3728 | 1948-12-21 | 1977-01-01 |
| THE THINGS PEOPLE WANT | 1948 | MU2909 | 1948-03-25 | 1977-01-01 |
| THE TIME OF YOUR LIFE | 1948 | LP1752 | 1948-05-27 | 1977-01-01 |
| THE USE OF DIGITALIS IN HEART FAILURE | 1948 | MU3263 | 1948-08-10 | 1977-01-01 |
| THE VATICAN OF POPE PIUS XI | 1948 | MP3677 | 1948-10-15 | 1977-01-01 |
| THE VICIOUS CIRCLE | 1948 | LP1825 | 1948-09-03 | 1977-01-01 |
| THE WISE CHOICE | 1948 | LP1624 | 1948-04-15 | 1977-01-01 |
| THE WONDERFUL STORY OF SANTA CLAUS | 1948 | LP2186 | 1948-12-06 | 1977-01-01 |
| THE YEARS BETWEEN | 1948 | MP2880 | 1948-03-31 | 1977-01-01 |
| THE YEARS BETWEEN | 1948 | LP2227 | 1948-04-15 | 1977-01-01 |
| THIS IS CHINA | 1948 | MU3008 | 1948-05-20 | 1977-01-01 |
| THIS VITAL EARTH | 1948 | MP3454 | 1948-07-06 | 1977-01-01 |
| THREE FOX FABLES | 1948 | MP3262 | 1948-07-20 | 1977-01-01 |
| TIN CAN CRAFT | 1948 | LP2228 | 1948-05-30 | 1977-01-01 |
| TO ANSWER CUSTOMER COMPLAINT | 1948 | MP641 | 1948-08-18 | 1977-01-01 |
| TOMORROW’S WEATHER | 1948 | MP2979 | 1948-04-08 | 1977-01-01 |
| TONY PASTOR AND HIS ORCHESTRA | 1948 | MP2886 | 1948-03-23 | 1977-01-01 |
| TOO LATE | 1948 | MP3165 | 1948-06-15 | 1977-01-01 |
| TRANSPORTATION IN THE U.S | 1948 | MP2850 | 1948-03-01 | 1977-01-01 |
| TRANSPORTATION UNLIMITED | 1948 | MU2701 | 1948-02-04 | 1977-01-01 |
| TRITON OIL | 1948 | MP2760 | 1948-01-01 | 1977-01-01 |
| TROPICAL MASQUERADE | 1948 | LP1743 | 1948-08-06 | 1977-01-01 |
| TUNING | 1948 | MP4332 | 1948-10-01 | 1977-01-01 |
| TURKEY | 1948 | MP2849 | 1948-03-01 | 1977-01-01 |
| TYPE SPEAKS! | 1948 | MP3251 | 1948-04-20 | 1977-01-01 |
| UNDER CALIFORNIA STARS | 1948 | LP1592 | 1948-02-17 | 1977-01-01 |
| UNFINISHED BUSINESS | 1948 | MU3003 | 1948-05-15 | 1977-01-01 |
| UNFINISHED BUSINESS | 1948 | MU3225 | 1948-08-16 | 1977-01-01 |
| UNUSUAL OCCUPATIONS | 1948 | MP3487 | 1948-05-14 | 1977-01-01 |
| UNUSUAL OCCUPATIONS | 1948 | MP3350 | 1948-08-03 | 1977-01-01 |
| UNUSUAL OCCUPATIONS | 1948 | MP3541 | 1948-11-26 | 1977-01-01 |
| UP FROM THE EARTH FOR THE PEOPLE | 1948 | MP3311 | 1948-09-13 | 1977-01-01 |
| VITAMIN ‘‘A”’ IN HUMAN NUTRITION | 1948 | MP3217 | 1948-06-15 | 1977-01-01 |
| WAR CAME TO AMERICA | 1948 | MP3532 | 1948-10-11 | 1977-01-01 |
| WAR SURGERY UP FRONT | 1948 | MU3236 | 1948-08-18 | 1977-01-01 |
| WATERFRONT AT MIDNIGHT | 1948 | LP1693 | 1948-06-25 | 1977-01-01 |
| WEATHER AT A GLANCE | 1948 | MU3642 | 1948-12-14 | 1977-01-01 |
| WEAVING HOMESPUN | 1948 | MP4557 | 1948-12-01 | 1977-01-01 |
| WE DISCOVER FRACTIONS | 1948 | MP3689 | 1948-01-02 | 1977-01-01 |
| WE GO TOSCHOOL | 1948 | MP3718 | 1948-08-03 | 1977-01-01 |
| WE MAKE A FIRE | 1948 | MP4833 | 1948-12-15 | 1977-01-01 |
| WE’RE IN THE HONEY | 1948 | LP1517 | 1948-03-19 | 1977-01-01 |
| WE VISIT THE SEASHORE | 1948 | MP3743 | 1948-12-30 | 1977-01-01 |
| WHAT IS CLOTH? | 1948 | MP3108 | 1948-03-11 | 1977-01-01 |
| WHAT IS SOIL? | 1948 | MP467 | 1948-03-08 | 1977-01-01 |
| WHERE WILL YOU HIDE? | 1948 | MP3234 | 1948-06-11 | 1977-01-01 |
| WHO GETS THE CREDIT? | 1948 | MP3774 | 1948-10-06 | 1977-01-01 |
| WHO GETS THE CREDIT? | 1948 | MP3775 | 1948-10-06 | 1977-01-01 |
| WHO GETS THE CREDIT? | 1948 | MP3779 | 1948-11-05 | 1977-01-01 |
| WHO GETS THE CREDIT? | 1948 | MP3778 | 1948-11-12 | 1977-01-01 |
| WHO GETS THE CREDIT? | 1948 | MP3776 | 1948-11-19 | 1977-01-01 |
| WHO GETS THE CREDIT? | 1948 | MP3777 | 1948-11-26 | 1977-01-01 |
| WHO KILLED DOC ROBBIN | 1948 | LP1756 | 1948-04-09 | 1977-01-01 |
| WHO MAKES WORDS? | 1948 | MP3275 | 1948-04-05 | 1977-01-01 |
| WHO’S DELINQUENT? | 1948 | MP3658 | 1948-10-15 | 1977-01-01 |
| WHY PUNCTUATE | 1948 | MP3591 | 1948-11-20 | 1977-01-01 |
| WINDOW-SHOPPING | 1948 | MU3229 | 1948-08-18 | 1977-01-01 |
| WINDOW SHOPPING NEWSREEL | 1948 | MU3266 | 1948-08-31 | 1977-01-01 |
| WINDS AND THEIR CAUSES | 1948 | MP3723 | 1948-12-14 | 1977-01-01 |
| WINGS TO NEW YORK | 1948 | MU3795 | 1948-12-21 | 1977-01-01 |
| WINNER TAKE BOSCO | 1948 | MU3451 | 1948-11-03 | 1977-01-01 |
| WINTER DRAWS ON | 1948 | LP1518 | 1948-03-19 | 1977-01-01 |
| WINTER ON THE FARM | 1948 | MP3261 | 1948-07-09 | 1977-01-01 |
| WITH CARE | 1948 | MP3930 | 1948-12-01 | 1977-01-01 |
| WORK MEASUREMENT FILMS | 1948 | MP3150 | 1948-05-19 | 1977-01-01 |
| WORLD JAMBOREE—1947 | 1948 | MP4050 | 1948-10-15 | 1977-01-01 |
| WORLD’S HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP, JUNE 1948 | 1948 | MP3119 | 1948-06-28 | 1977-01-01 |
| WORLD’S SIMPLEST DRIVING | 1948 | MU3029 | 1948-05-10 | 1977-01-01 |
| YARN AND CLOTH CONSTRUCTION | 1948 | MP3116 | 1948-03-08 | 1977-01-01 |
| YOU AND YOUR WORK | 1948 | MP4245 | 1948-12-29 | 1977-01-01 |
| YOUR FAMILY | 1948 | MP3696 | 1948-10-27 | 1977-01-01 |
| YOUR OWN HOME TOWN | 1948 | MP3513 | 1948-05-10 | 1977-01-01 |
| YOUR PETS | 1948 | MP3137 | 1948-02-18 | 1977-01-01 |
| YOUR THRIFT HABITS | 1948 | MP3727 | 1948-08-31 | 1977-01-01 |
| YOUR TOWN, U.S.A | 1948 | MU3530 | 1948-11-15 | 1977-01-01 |
| YOU WERE NEVER DUCKIER | 1948 | MP3803 | 1948-12-18 | 1977-01-01 |