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.
By year: 1919 (1) 1922 (26) 1923 (2) 1926 (1) 1929 (89) 1930 (83) 1931 (833) 1932 (429) 1933 (508) 1934 (799) 1935 (573) 1936 (566) 1937 (908) 1938 (515) 1939 (411) 1940 (552) 1941 (943) 1942 (999) 1943 (910) 1944 (811) 1945 (755) 1946 (953) 1947 (759) 1948 (678) 1949 (856) 1950 (867) 1951 (736) 1952 (830) 1953 (1022) 1954 (902) 1955 (746) 1956 (857) 1957 (557) 1958 (578) 1959 (827) 1960 (846) 1961 (627) 1962 (652) 1963 (365) 1965 (3) 1969 (2) 1991 (8) 1993 (1) 1995 (9)
1949
| Title | Year | Number | Term began | Public domain from |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TREATMENT | 1949 | MU4479 | 1949-09-12 | 1978-01-01 |
| TRUCK ROADEO | 1949 | MP3928 | 1949-01-01 | 1978-01-01 |
| TULSA | 1949 | LP2305 | 1949-04-13 | 1978-01-01 |
| TWELVE O'CLOCK HIGH | 1949 | LP2922 | 1949-12-25 | 1978-01-01 |
| UNCONSCIOUS MOTIVATION | 1949 | MP4744 | 1949-11-04 | 1978-01-01 |
| UNDER WATER FIREARMS | 1949 | MP4703 | 1949-07-27 | 1978-01-01 |
| UNLOADING POLES SAFELY | 1949 | MP4578 | 1949-09-09 | 1978-01-01 |
| UNLUCKY AT GAMBLING | 1949 | MU4529 | 1949-05-18 | 1978-01-01 |
| UNSEEN HORIZONS | 1949 | LP2826 | 1949-12-05 | 1978-01-01 |
| UNTO THYSELF BE TRUE | 1949 | LP3674 | 1949-01-21 | 1978-01-01 |
| UNUSUAL OCCUPATIONS | 1949 | MP4010 | 1949-03-11 | 1978-01-01 |
| UNUSUAL OCCUPATIONS | 1949 | MP3911 | 1949-03-11 | 1978-01-01 |
| UNUSUAL OCCUPATIONS | 1949 | MP3982 | 1949-04-15 | 1978-01-01 |
| USE OF FORESTS | 1949 | MP4276 | 1949-03-07 | 1978-01-01 |
| VALIANT HOMBRE | 1949 | LP2479 | 1949-01-21 | 1978-01-01 |
| VAMOOSE | 1949 | MU4530 | 1949-05-18 | 1978-01-01 |
| VISIONS AND VOICES | 1949 | MP4855 | 1949-09-09 | 1978-01-01 |
| WALKING WITH GOD | 1949 | LP3698 | 1949-08-13 | 1978-01-01 |
| WAR HORSE | 1949 | LP245 | 1949-10-20 | 1978-01-01 |
| WASHINGTON IRVING | 1949 | MP4733 | 1949-09-27 | 1978-01-01 |
| WATCH THAT QUOTATION | 1949 | MP4495 | 1949-07-12 | 1978-01-01 |
| WATER IN THE AIR | 1949 | MP4834 | 1949-03-01 | 1978-01-01 |
| WATER IN THE AIR | 1949 | MP470 | 1949-06-14 | 1978-01-01 |
| WATER SPEED | 1949 | MP4659 | 1949-10-21 | 1978-01-01 |
| WATER WORKS FOR US | 1949 | MP4063 | 1949-03-15 | 1978-01-01 |
| WAYS TO GOOD HABITS | 1949 | MP4235 | 1949-02-15 | 1978-01-01 |
| WE MAKE A FIRE | 1949 | MP468 | 1949-04-12 | 1978-01-01 |
| WE MAKE BUTTER | 1949 | MP4629 | 1949-02-03 | 1978-01-01 |
| WHAT A MESS | 1949 | MP4410 | 1949-04-22 | 1978-01-01 |
| WHAT IS A CORPORATION? | 1949 | MP4222 | 1949-06-17 | 1978-01-01 |
| WHAT IS SOUND? | 1949 | MP5043 | 1949-06-15 | 1978-01-01 |
| WHAT MAKES THINGS FLOAT? | 1949 | MP4849 | 1949-12-01 | 1978-01-01 |
| WHEEL SENSE | 1949 | MP4187 | 1949-01-18 | 1978-01-01 |
| WHO GETS THE CREDIT? | 1949 | LP2122 | 1949-01-17 | 1978-01-01 |
| WHY PLAY LEAP FROG? | 1949 | MP4165 | 1949-03-01 | 1978-01-01 |
| WHY STUDY FOREIGN LANGUAGES? | 1949 | MP4499 | 1949-08-17 | 1978-01-01 |
| WHY THOMAS WAS DISCHARGED | 1949 | LP2417 | 1949-06-27 | 1978-01-01 |
| WIENER MAEDELN | 1949 | LP913 | 1949-12-23 | 1978-01-01 |
| WITH THE GREATEST OF EASE | 1949 | MU4002 | 1949-04-13 | 1978-01-01 |
| WOMAN HATER | 1949 | LP409 | 1949-08-27 | 1978-01-01 |
| WOMAN HATER | 1949 | LP409 | 1949-08-27 | 1978-01-01 |
| WORKING ON THE RAILROAD | 1949 | MU4532 | 1949-05-18 | 1978-01-01 |
| WORK MEASUREMENT FILM | 1949 | MP4185 | 1949-03-29 | 1978-01-01 |
| WORKS OF CHARLES DICKENS | 1949 | MP4038 | 1949-04-25 | 1978-01-01 |
| WORLD FRIENDSHIP | 1949 | LP2254 | 1949-03-15 | 1978-01-01 |
| WRITING BETTER BUSINESS LETTERS | 1949 | MP4277 | 1949-04-20 | 1978-01-01 |
| XYZ YELLOW ROSE OF TEXAS | 1949 | MU4521 | 1949-05-18 | 1978-01-01 |
| YEARS OF DECISION | 1949 | MU3943 | 1949-03-30 | 1978-01-01 |
| YESTERDAY, TODAY, AND FOREVER | 1949 | LP3495 | 1949-01-21 | 1978-01-01 |
| YOU AND YOUR PARENTS | 1949 | MP113 | 1949-12-22 | 1978-01-01 |
| YOUR FACE IS YOUR FORTUNE | 1949 | MU3784 | 1949-02-09 | 1978-01-01 |
| YOUR FAMILY BUDGET | 1949 | MP4489 | 1949-08-31 | 1978-01-01 |
| YOUR SHIRT TAIL'S OUT | 1949 | MU4534 | 1949-05-18 | 1978-01-01 |
| YOUR VOICE | 1949 | MP4846 | 1949-11-16 | 1978-01-01 |
| YOU TOLD THE WORLD YOU LOVE ME | 1949 | MU4519 | 1949-05-18 | 1978-01-01 |
| ZIP ZIP HOORAY | 1949 | LP2817 | 1949-06-10 | 1978-01-01 |