No renewal found
An automated finding, not a verdict. 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 our parse of them found no matching renewal. If that is right, a work published 1931–1963 that was not renewed entered the public domain at the end of its 28th year; the volumes are OCR of old print, and the method page reports how often the parse has been found to miss one.
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)
1953
| Title | Year | Number | Term began | Public domain from |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| THE ALAN YOUNG SHOW | 1953 | LP3076 | 1953-01-31 | 1982-01-01 |
| THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION | 1953 | MP3912 | 1953-04-22 | 1982-01-01 |
| THE ATOM AND BIOLOGICAL SCIENCE | 1953 | MP4207 | 1953-09-10 | 1982-01-01 |
| THE BACKYARD ARTIST | 1953 | MP4093 | 1953-12-01 | 1982-01-01 |
| THE BAD MEN OF RIMROCK | 1953 | LP2240 | 1953-01-29 | 1982-01-01 |
| THE BALTIMORE PLAN | 1953 | MP3983 | 1953-04-13 | 1982-01-01 |
| THE BIGGEST NEWS | 1953 | MU5513 | 1953-02-16 | 1982-01-01 |
| THE BIG WIDE HIGHWAY | 1953 | LP5608 | 1953-11-24 | 1982-01-01 |
| THE BLACK TERROR | 1953 | LP2411 | 1953-03-16 | 1982-01-01 |
| THE BOBBY BREEN SHOW | 1953 | MU5581 | 1953-09-15 | 1982-01-01 |
| THE BRAVE LITTLE BAT | 1953 | MP3559 | 1953-05-23 | 1982-01-01 |
| THE BUCKSKIN | 1953 | LP2613 | 1953-05-21 | 1982-01-01 |
| THE DEPTHS OF SPACE | 1953 | MP3637 | 1953-06-25 | 1982-01-01 |
| THE EDWARD ARNOLD STORY: EDWARD ARNOLD PRESENTS TURTLE WAX AUTO POLISH | 1953 | MP3808 | 1953-05-27 | 1982-01-01 |
| THE ELEMENTARY TEACHER: BEGINNING STUDENT TEACHING | 1953 | MP3704 | 1953-05-12 | 1982-01-01 |
| THE EMPLOYMENT INTERVIEW | 1953 | MP4088 | 1953-10-19 | 1982-01-01 |
| THE FIERY FURNACE | 1953 | LU2989 | 1953-04-20 | 1982-01-01 |
| THE FIGHTING MEN | 1953 | LP3099 | 1953-12-02 | 1982-01-01 |
| THE FREEDOM WITH A FUTURE | 1953 | LP2542 | 1953-02-06 | 1982-01-01 |
| THE GENTLE TOUCH | 1953 | LP2732 | 1953-06-01 | 1982-01-01 |
| THE GINGERBREAD MAN, E | 1953 | LP2954 | 1953-04-15 | 1982-01-01 |
| THE GLASS CENTER OF CORNING | 1953 | MP4027 | 1953-11-04 | 1982-01-01 |
| THE GOLDEN RULE: A LESSON FOR BE- GINNERS | 1953 | MP3499 | 1953-03-17 | 1982-01-01 |
| THE GOLDEN STATE | 1953 | MP3260 | 1953-01-25 | 1982-01-01 |
| THE GOOD LOSER | 1953 | MP4171 | 1953-11-01 | 1982-01-01 |
| THE GRAND | 1953 | MP4083 | 1953-08-20 | 1982-01-01 |
| THE GRASSHOPPER AND THE ANTS | 1953 | LP3018 | 1953-08-01 | 1982-01-01 |
| THE GRIEVANCE HEARING | 1953 | MP4090 | 1953-10-19 | 1982-01-01 |
| THE HALL OF WONDERS | 1953 | MU5576 | 1953-09-14 | 1982-01-01 |
| THE HEART OF OUR BUSINESS | 1953 | MU5582 | 1953-09-14 | 1982-01-01 |
| THE HISTORY OF WEATHER MOVEMENTS, NORTHERN HEMISPHERE SEA LEVEL, 1899-1939: NORTH AMERICA UPRIGHT | 1953 | MP4194 | 1953-12-24 | 1982-01-01 |
| THE HITCH-HIKER | 1953 | LP2463 | 1953-03-13 | 1982-01-01 |
| THE HOBO AND HIS TRAVELING TROUPE IN THE ELF WHO COULDN'T BE BAD | 1953 | LP2920 | 1953-02-07 | 1982-01-01 |
| THE HOBO AND HIS TRAVELING TROUPE IN THE ELVES AND KING KOT- TON | 1953 | LP2916 | 1953-01-03 | 1982-01-01 |
| THE HOLY TERROR | 1953 | LP2333 | 1953-02-20 | 1982-01-01 |
| THE HOUND AND THE RABBIT | 1953 | LP3019 | 1953-08-01 | 1982-01-01 |
| THEIR FUTURE IS YOURS | 1953 | MP3736 | 1953-05-01 | 1982-01-01 |
| THE LION AND THE MOUSE | 1953 | LP3015 | 1953-08-01 | 1982-01-01 |
| THE LITTLE MENACE | 1953 | LU3018 | 1953-12-21 | 1982-01-01 |
| THE LITTLEST EXPERT ON HORSE AND BUGGY DAYS | 1953 | MP3495 | 1953-04-24 | 1982-01-01 |
| THE MACHINE MAKER | 1953 | MP4008 | 1953-07-17 | 1982-01-01 |
| THE MAGIC BUNNY IN THE DETECTIVE | 1953 | MP5518 | 1953-12-17 | 1982-01-01 |
| THE MAGIC BUNNY IN THE FIRE CHIEF | 1953 | MP5521 | 1953-11-01 | 1982-01-01 |
| THE MAGIC BUNNY IN TROUBLE ON THE RANGE | 1953 | MP5519 | 1953-12-10 | 1982-01-01 |
| THE MAGIC SHELF | 1953 | MU5499 | 1953-01-05 | 1982-01-01 |
| THE MAGIC TOUCH | 1953 | MU5503 | 1953-01-19 | 1982-01-01 |
| THE MARSHAL'S DAUGHTER | 1953 | LP3005 | 1953-05-21 | 1982-01-01 |
| THE MASS IS A SACRIFICE | 1953 | MP4320 | 1953-12-28 | 1982-01-01 |
| THE MEANING OF ADOLESCENCE | 1953 | MP3938 | 1953-08-26 | 1982-01-01 |
| THE MEANING OF ELECTIONS | 1953 | MP3682 | 1953-06-29 | 1982-01-01 |
| THE MERITA WAY TO SUCCESS | 1953 | MP3564 | 1953-02-21 | 1982-01-01 |
| THE MILKY WAY | 1953 | MP3636 | 1953-06-25 | 1982-01-01 |
| THE MOCK AIR RAID | 1953 | MU5595 | 1953-10-05 | 1982-01-01 |
| THE MOHAMMEDAN WORLD: BEGINNINGS AND GROWTH | 1953 | MP3874 | 1953-07-21 | 1982-01-01 |
| THE NATIONAL PARK RANGERS | 1953 | MU5591 | 1953-10-01 | 1982-01-01 |
| THE NATURE OF HEAT | 1953 | MP3925 | 1953-09-29 | 1982-01-01 |
| THE NUMBER SYSTEM | 1953 | MP4016 | 1953-05-28 | 1982-01-01 |
| THE OIL MAN'S BAZOOKA | 1953 | MU5561 | 1953-06-18 | 1982-01-01 |
| THE PATIENT RETURNS | 1953 | MP3823 | 1953-06-18 | 1982-01-01 |
| THE PEOPLE'S CHOICE | 1953 | LP3113 | 1953-08-15 | 1982-01-01 |
| THE PEOPLE WIN THROUGH | 1953 | LU3017 | 1953-11-16 | 1982-01-01 |
| THE PICTURE OF COMFORT | 1953 | MU5497 | 1953-01-05 | 1982-01-01 |
| THE QUEEN OF SHEBA | 1953 | LP3283 | 1953-09-01 | 1982-01-01 |
| THERAPY INFLUENCING THE AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM | 1953 | MU5496 | 1953-01-05 | 1982-01-01 |
| THERAPY WITH CORTONE | 1953 | MP3431 | 1953-03-23 | 1982-01-01 |
| THE SAGA OF SILVER TOWN | 1953 | LP2241 | 1953-01-29 | 1982-01-01 |
| THE SEND OFF | 1953 | MU5545 | 1953-04-13 | 1982-01-01 |
| THE SERVICE STORY ON HOLLOW STEEL PROPELLER BLADES | 1953 | MU5590 | 1953-09-23 | 1982-01-01 |
| THE SKELETON | 1953 | MP3752 | 1953-05-25 | 1982-01-01 |
| THE SOLAR SYSTEM | 1953 | MP3635 | 1953-06-25 | 1982-01-01 |
| THE STOLEN GENERAL, E | 1953 | MP4857 | 1953-09-02 | 1982-01-01 |
| THE STORY OF KING MIDAS | 1953 | MP3601 | 1953-06-01 | 1982-01-01 |
| THE STORY OF PREHISTORIC MAN | 1953 | MP4225 | 1953-12-15 | 1982-01-01 |
| THE STORY OF RADIANT HEATING | 1953 | MP6463 | 1953-12-01 | 1982-01-01 |
| THE STORY OF SOY BEANS | 1953 | MP4007 | 1953-07-17 | 1982-01-01 |
| THE STORY OF SUGAR | 1953 | MP4212 | 1953-08-19 | 1982-01-01 |
| THE STREET | 1953 | MP4944 | 1953-03-01 | 1982-01-01 |
| THE STUPID CUPID | 1953 | MP3561 | 1953-05-23 | 1982-01-01 |
| THE SUN | 1953 | MP3473 | 1953-04-20 | 1982-01-01 |
| THE TEACHER AND THE LAND | 1953 | MP4350 | 1953-07-30 | 1982-01-01 |
| THE TELEVISION SYSTEM | 1953 | MP4555 | 1953-12-28 | 1982-01-01 |
| THE TENDERFOOT, E, 1 | 1953 | LP3481 | 1953-06-24 | 1982-01-01 |
| THE THREE R'S | 1953 | MU5532 | 1953-03-13 | 1982-01-01 |
| THE TIGER'S TAIL | 1953 | MP4855 | 1953-11-17 | 1982-01-01 |
| THE TOY TELEPHONE TRUCK: BACK- GROUND FOR READING AND EXPRESSION | 1953 | MP3519 | 1953-05-07 | 1982-01-01 |
| THE TREASURE OF PANCHO VILLA | 1953 | MU5552 | 1953-05-05 | 1982-01-01 |
| THE VICTIM | 1953 | MP4138 | 1953-08-18 | 1982-01-01 |
| THE VICTIM | 1953 | MP4139 | 1953-08-21 | 1982-01-01 |
| THE VICTIM | 1953 | MP4140 | 1953-08-25 | 1982-01-01 |
| THE VICTIM | 1953 | MP3993 | 1953-10-09 | 1982-01-01 |
| THE VICTIM | 1953 | MP4012 | 1953-10-13 | 1982-01-01 |
| THE VICTIM | 1953 | MP4013 | 1953-10-16 | 1982-01-01 |
| THE VILLAGE | 1953 | LP3136 | 1953-09-22 | 1982-01-01 |
| THE WAGON TONGUE | 1953 | MP4193 | 1953-12-15 | 1982-01-01 |
| THE WARNING SHADOW | 1953 | MP4158 | 1953-10-27 | 1982-01-01 |
| THE WARNING SHADOW | 1953 | MP4160 | 1953-11-03 | 1982-01-01 |
| THE WARNING SHADOW | 1953 | MP4161 | 1953-11-06 | 1982-01-01 |
| THE WESTERNER | 1953 | LP3465 | 1953-12-31 | 1982-01-01 |
| THE WORRIED MAN | 1953 | LP3374 | 1953-12-31 | 1982-01-01 |
| THE WORTHLESS THING | 1953 | LP3329 | 1953-12-31 | 1982-01-01 |
| THIS IS YOUR BUSINESS | 1953 | MU5565 | 1953-07-21 | 1982-01-01 |
| THIS LITTLE PIG WENT TO MARKET | 1953 | MU5575 | 1953-09-11 | 1982-01-01 |
| THREE LITTLE KITTENS | 1953 | MP4017 | 1953-06-25 | 1982-01-01 |
| THROUGH INDIAN EYES | 1953 | MP3600 | 1953-04-06 | 1982-01-01 |
| TIME FOR A TRIP | 1953 | MP3774 | 1953-04-06 | 1982-01-01 |
| TIME-LAPSE STUDIES OF GROWING TREES | 1953 | MP3483 | 1953-02-10 | 1982-01-01 |
| TOO MUCH SPEED | 1953 | MP5314 | 1953-11-15 | 1982-01-01 |
| TOWARD A GENERATION OF SAFER DRIVERS | 1953 | MP4118 | 1953-12-10 | 1982-01-01 |
| TRANE EASY-TO-INSTALL BASEBOARD | 1953 | MU5568 | 1953-08-03 | 1982-01-01 |
| TREASURE OF SANTA DOLORES | 1953 | LP2251 | 1953-02-02 | 1982-01-01 |
| TRICK AND FANCY ROPING ACT | 1953 | MU5573 | 1953-09-08 | 1982-01-01 |
| TRUE-LIFE ADVENTURE SERIES | 1953 | MP3971 | 1953-02-24 | 1982-01-01 |
| TSCHAIKOWSKY | 1953 | MP4909 | 1953-12-17 | 1982-01-01 |
| TV HOME BUYERS GUIDE | 1953 | MU5562 | 1953-07-10 | 1982-01-01 |
| TWO FISTED JUSTICE | 1953 | LP2642 | 1953-06-12 | 1982-01-01 |
| TWO GUN MARSHAL | 1953 | LP3054 | 1953-11-15 | 1982-01-01 |
| TWO LIVES | 1953 | MP4218 | 1953-12-07 | 1982-01-01 |
| UGLY DUCKLING | 1953 | MP3346 | 1953-01-22 | 1982-01-01 |
| UNDERSTANDING OUR EARTH: SOIL | 1953 | MP3592 | 1953-05-26 | 1982-01-01 |
| UNDERSTANDING THE DOLLAR | 1953 | MP3326 | 1953-02-23 | 1982-01-01 |
| UNDERSTANDING THE LAW: EQUAL JUS- TICE FOR ALL | 1953 | MP4052 | 1953-06-25 | 1982-01-01 |
| UNIVERSAL INTERNATIONAL NEWSREEL | 1953 | MP3670 | 1953-06-19 | 1982-01-01 |
| UNIVERSAL INTERNATIONAL NEWSREEL | 1953 | MP3671 | 1953-06-23 | 1982-01-01 |
| UNIVERSAL INTERNATIONAL NEWSREEL | 1953 | MP4123 | 1953-06-26 | 1982-01-01 |
| UNIVERSAL INTERNATIONAL NEWSREEL | 1953 | MP4124 | 1953-06-30 | 1982-01-01 |
| UNIVERSAL INTERNATIONAL NEWSREEL | 1953 | MP4125 | 1953-07-03 | 1982-01-01 |
| UNIVERSAL INTERNATIONAL NEWSREEL | 1953 | MP4126 | 1953-07-07 | 1982-01-01 |
| UNIVERSAL INTERNATIONAL NEWSREEL | 1953 | MP4127 | 1953-07-10 | 1982-01-01 |
| UNIVERSAL INTERNATIONAL NEWSREEL | 1953 | MP4128 | 1953-07-14 | 1982-01-01 |
| UNIVERSAL INTERNATIONAL NEWSREEL | 1953 | MP4129 | 1953-07-17 | 1982-01-01 |
| UNIVERSAL INTERNATIONAL NEWSREEL | 1953 | MP4130 | 1953-07-21 | 1982-01-01 |
| UNIVERSAL INTERNATIONAL NEWSREEL | 1953 | MP4131 | 1953-07-24 | 1982-01-01 |
| UNIVERSAL INTERNATIONAL NEWSREEL | 1953 | MP4132 | 1953-07-28 | 1982-01-01 |
| UNIVERSAL INTERNATIONAL NEWSREEL | 1953 | MP4133 | 1953-07-31 | 1982-01-01 |
| UNIVERSAL INTERNATIONAL NEWSREEL | 1953 | MP4134 | 1953-08-04 | 1982-01-01 |
| UNIVERSAL INTERNATIONAL NEWSREEL | 1953 | MP4136 | 1953-08-11 | 1982-01-01 |
| UNIVERSAL INTERNATIONAL NEWSREEL | 1953 | MP4137 | 1953-08-14 | 1982-01-01 |
| UNIVERSAL INTERNATIONAL NEWSREEL | 1953 | MP3990 | 1953-09-29 | 1982-01-01 |
| UNIVERSAL INTERNATIONAL NEWSREEL | 1953 | MP3991 | 1953-10-02 | 1982-01-01 |
| UNIVERSAL INTERNATIONAL NEWSREEL | 1953 | MP3992 | 1953-10-05 | 1982-01-01 |
| UNIVERSAL INTERNATIONAL NEWSREEL | 1953 | MP4245 | 1953-12-18 | 1982-01-01 |
| UNIVERSAL INTERNATIONAL NEWSREEL | 1953 | MP4666 | 1953-12-22 | 1982-01-01 |
| UNIVERSAL INTERNATIONAL NEWSREEL | 1953 | MP4667 | 1953-12-25 | 1982-01-01 |
| UNIVERSAL INTERNATIONAL NEWSREEL | 1953 | MP4668 | 1953-12-29 | 1982-01-01 |
| U, S | 1953 | MP4004 | 1953-05-01 | 1982-01-01 |
| U, S | 1953 | LP3284 | 1953-12-28 | 1982-01-01 |
| USING NAILS AND SCREWS | 1953 | MP4172 | 1953-06-01 | 1982-01-01 |
| USING THE VERIFAX PRINTER, TYPE 1 | 1953 | MU5538 | 1953-03-20 | 1982-01-01 |
| VEILS OF BAGDAD | 1953 | LP3153 | 1953-11-03 | 1982-01-01 |
| VENICE | 1953 | MP4067 | 1953-11-01 | 1982-01-01 |
| VICTIM: ANNE NORVILLE | 1953 | LP3321 | 1953-12-31 | 1982-01-01 |
| VIE DE JESUS, FILS DE DIEU | 1953 | MP4141 | 1953-08-28 | 1982-01-01 |
| VIE DE JESUS, FILS DE DIEU | 1953 | MP4014 | 1953-10-20 | 1982-01-01 |
| VIGILANTE TERROR | 1953 | MP4156 | 1953-10-20 | 1982-01-01 |
| VIGILANTE TERROR | 1953 | MP4157 | 1953-10-23 | 1982-01-01 |
| VIGILANTE TERROR | 1953 | MP4189 | 1953-12-11 | 1982-01-01 |
| VINETHENE IN DENTAL ANESTHESIA | 1953 | MP3430 | 1953-03-23 | 1982-01-01 |
| VOLCANO | 1953 | MP4162 | 1953-11-10 | 1982-01-01 |
| VOLCANO | 1953 | MP4164 | 1953-11-17 | 1982-01-01 |
| VOLCANO | 1953 | MP4165 | 1953-11-20 | 1982-01-01 |
| WAIT FOR ME DOWNSTAIRS | 1953 | LP3431 | 1953-12-31 | 1982-01-01 |
| WALT'S WORKSHOP | 1953 | MP6072 | 1953-12-14 | 1982-01-01 |
| WARNER PATHE NEWS | 1953 | MP3676 | 1953-06-16 | 1982-01-01 |
| WARNER PATHE NEWS | 1953 | MP3677 | 1953-06-19 | 1982-01-01 |
| WARNER PATHE NEWS | 1953 | MP3679 | 1953-06-23 | 1982-01-01 |
| WARNER PATHE NEWS | 1953 | MP3678 | 1953-06-26 | 1982-01-01 |
| WARNER PATHE NEWS | 1953 | MP3713 | 1953-06-30 | 1982-01-01 |
| WARNER PATHE NEWS | 1953 | MP3712 | 1953-07-03 | 1982-01-01 |
| WARNER PATHE NEWS | 1953 | MP3734 | 1953-07-07 | 1982-01-01 |
| WARNER PATHE NEWS | 1953 | MP3735 | 1953-07-10 | 1982-01-01 |
| WARNER PATHE NEWS | 1953 | MP3755 | 1953-07-14 | 1982-01-01 |
| WARNER PATHE NEWS | 1953 | MP3756 | 1953-07-17 | 1982-01-01 |
| WARNER PATHE NEWS | 1953 | MP3791 | 1953-07-21 | 1982-01-01 |
| WARNER PATHE NEWS | 1953 | MP3803 | 1953-07-24 | 1982-01-01 |
| WARNER PATHE NEWS | 1953 | MP3806 | 1953-07-28 | 1982-01-01 |
| WARNER PATHE NEWS | 1953 | MP3807 | 1953-07-31 | 1982-01-01 |
| WARNER PATHE NEWS | 1953 | MP3849 | 1953-08-03 | 1982-01-01 |
| WARNER PATHE NEWS | 1953 | MP3850 | 1953-08-07 | 1982-01-01 |
| WARNER PATHE NEWS | 1953 | MP3851 | 1953-08-10 | 1982-01-01 |
| WARNER PATHE NEWS | 1953 | MP3852 | 1953-08-14 | 1982-01-01 |
| WARNER PATHE NEWS | 1953 | MP3856 | 1953-08-17 | 1982-01-01 |
| WARNER PATHE NEWS | 1953 | MP3857 | 1953-08-21 | 1982-01-01 |
| WARNER PATHE NEWS | 1953 | MP3888 | 1953-08-24 | 1982-01-01 |
| WARNER PATHE NEWS | 1953 | MP3887 | 1953-08-28 | 1982-01-01 |
| WARNER PATHE NEWS | 1953 | MP3900 | 1953-08-31 | 1982-01-01 |
| WARNER PATHE NEWS | 1953 | MP3901 | 1953-09-04 | 1982-01-01 |
| WARNER PATHE NEWS | 1953 | MP3931 | 1953-09-08 | 1982-01-01 |
| WARNER PATHE NEWS | 1953 | MP3932 | 1953-09-11 | 1982-01-01 |
| WARNER PATHE NEWS | 1953 | MP3933 | 1953-09-15 | 1982-01-01 |
| WARNER PATHE NEWS | 1953 | MP3934 | 1953-09-18 | 1982-01-01 |
| WARNER PATHE NEWS | 1953 | MP3988 | 1953-09-22 | 1982-01-01 |
| WARNER PATHE NEWS | 1953 | MP3989 | 1953-09-25 | 1982-01-01 |
| WARRIORS AT PEACE | 1953 | MP3180 | 1953-01-07 | 1982-01-01 |
| WASHINGTON, CITY OF DESTINY | 1953 | MP4167 | 1953-11-27 | 1982-01-01 |
| WASHINGTON, CITY OF DESTINY | 1953 | MP4168 | 1953-12-01 | 1982-01-01 |
| WASHINGTON, D | 1953 | MP4190 | 1953-12-04 | 1982-01-01 |
| WATER SAFETY | 1953 | MP4062 | 1953-11-01 | 1982-01-01 |
| WEED CONTROL IN COTTON WITH CHLORO IPC | 1953 | MP4047 | 1953-11-02 | 1982-01-01 |
| WE SAW IT HAPPEN | 1953 | MU5604 | 1953-12-14 | 1982-01-01 |
| WESTERN EDITION | 1953 | LP2610 | 1953-05-21 | 1982-01-01 |