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All our dvd-r titles are either in the public domain and/or covered under the “BERNE ACT”. All media contained on these titles are distributed freely and globally under the terms of the GNU PUBLIC LICENCE and the GNU LESSER GENERAL PUBLIC LICENCE (LGPL). No trademarks, copyright or rules have been violated. All information pertaining to United States copyright regulations can be found at the United States Copyright office a branch of the Library of Congress. No Trademarks or copyrights have been violated by these items. In the unlikely event that a title is found to be currently under copyright, it will be immediately removed. Prior to 1988, all motion picture films published after 1909 with a copyright notice where the 28th year of copyright would occur before 1988, had to be registered and before the 28th year, the registration had to be renewed, or the copyright for the film would expire and it would enter the public domain. This would apply to all films registered for copyright prior to 1960. Copyright renewals became optional in 1988. All motion pictures made and exhibited before 1923 are indisputably in the public domain in the United States. Before the passage of the Copyright Term Extension Act (CTEA) in 1998, the term of copyright in the U.S. was a maximum of 75 years, with the work entering the public domain on January 1 of the 76th year from creation (so, for example, a film made in 1930 whose copyright was properly registered and renewed would enter the public domain on January 1, 2006). Although the CTEA added 20 years to the terms of all existing copyrights, it explicitly refused to revive any copyrights that had expired prior to its passage. Motion picture copyright registrations prior to 1978 were published in semi-annual Copyright Catalogs. The Library of Congress also published cumulative Copyright Catalogs of motion picture registrations for the periods: 1894–1911; 1912–1939[8]; 1940–1949; 1950–1959; 1960–1969; 1970–1979; 1980–1989. All are oop. However, the Film Superlist series is a complete reprint of all registrations in the Copyright Catalogs for 1894 through 1959. There is no cumulative Copyright Catalog for 1970–1977; the Copyright Office published 16 semi-annual Copyright Catalog booklets covering that eight-year period, but all are out of print and extremely rare. All copyright registrations from 1978 onward are online at the Library of Congress website. Some decades of The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures include copyright registration information for feature films (not shorts) of United States origin. This can include a statement that research failed to disclose copyright registration for a particular film. Copyright registration information is given in the following: The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures, 1931–1940; ISBN 0-913616-00-1;  The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures, 1941–1950; ISBN 0-913616-39-7.    For films registered in 1923–1963 inclusive, it is essential to know the renewal status. The semi-annual Copyright Catalog booklets have virtually complete (at least 99.99%) lists of renewals for the films registered 28 years earlier. Those semi-annual booklets all are oop. However, for 1923 through 1959, the Film Superlist books match copyright renewals with earlier registrations. Copyright registrations and renewals can be found in: Film Superlist: Motion Pictures in the U.S. Public Domain 1894–1939 (Volume 1); Film Superlist: Motion Pictures in the U.S. Public Domain 1940–1949 (Volume 2); Film Superlist: Motion Pictures in the U.S. Public Domain 1950–1959 (Volume 3). Any film that was first published before 1923 has been released already in the public domain in the United States for either expired copyright or failure to comply with copyright laws, such as omission of notice, failure to deposit a copy to the Copyright Office within demanded time, or no renewal registration. Public domain DVD-Rs will be shipped WITHOUT ANY ART WORK, INSERT OR BOX.   Public domain DVD-Rs are NOT commercially released dvds or factory mass produced dvds. dvd-rs will be shipped in soft plastic disc slips. Due to the rarity of public domain movies please kindly forgive the imperfection.The picture quality is the best quality that was available to us. In the case of public domain dvd-rs, no claim of digital quality is implied. 

 

 

All our dvd-r titles are either in the public domain and/or covered under the “BERNE ACT”. All media contained on these titles are distributed freely and globally under the terms of the GNU PUBLIC LICENCE and the GNU LESSER GENERAL PUBLIC LICENCE (LGPL). No trademarks, copyright or rules have been violated. All information pertaining to United States copyright regulations can be found at the United States Copyright office a branch of the Library of Congress. No Trademarks or copyrights have been violated by these items. In the unlikely event that a title is found to be currently under copyright, it will be immediately removed. Prior to 1988, all motion picture films published after 1909 with a copyright notice where the 28th year of copyright would occur before 1988, had to be registered and before the 28th year, the registration had to be renewed, or the copyright for the film would expire and it would enter the public domain. This would apply to all films registered for copyright prior to 1960. Copyright renewals became optional in 1988. All motion pictures made and exhibited before 1923 are indisputably in the public domain in the United States. Before the passage of the Copyright Term Extension Act (CTEA) in 1998, the term of copyright in the U.S. was a maximum of 75 years, with the work entering the public domain on January 1 of the 76th year from creation (so, for example, a film made in 1930 whose copyright was properly registered and renewed would enter the public domain on January 1, 2006). Although the CTEA added 20 years to the terms of all existing copyrights, it explicitly refused to revive any copyrights that had expired prior to its passage. Motion picture copyright registrations prior to 1978 were published in semi-annual Copyright Catalogs. The Library of Congress also published cumulative Copyright Catalogs of motion picture registrations for the periods: 1894–1911; 1912–1939[8]; 1940–1949; 1950–1959; 1960–1969; 1970–1979; 1980–1989. All are oop. However, the Film Superlist series is a complete reprint of all registrations in the Copyright Catalogs for 1894 through 1959. There is no cumulative Copyright Catalog for 1970–1977; the Copyright Office published 16 semi-annual Copyright Catalog booklets covering that eight-year period, but all are out of print and extremely rare. All copyright registrations from 1978 onward are online at the Library of Congress website. Some decades of The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures include copyright registration information for feature films (not shorts) of United States origin. This can include a statement that research failed to disclose copyright registration for a particular film. Copyright registration information is given in the following: The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures, 1931–1940; ISBN 0-913616-00-1;  The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures, 1941–1950; ISBN 0-913616-39-7.    For films registered in 1923–1963 inclusive, it is essential to know the renewal status. The semi-annual Copyright Catalog booklets have virtually complete (at least 99.99%) lists of renewals for the films registered 28 years earlier. Those semi-annual booklets all are oop. However, for 1923 through 1959, the Film Superlist books match copyright renewals with earlier registrations. Copyright registrations and renewals can be found in: Film Superlist: Motion Pictures in the U.S. Public Domain 1894–1939 (Volume 1); Film Superlist: Motion Pictures in the U.S. Public Domain 1940–1949 (Volume 2); Film Superlist: Motion Pictures in the U.S. Public Domain 1950–1959 (Volume 3). Any film that was first published before 1923 has been released already in the public domain in the United States for either expired copyright or failure to comply with copyright laws, such as omission of notice, failure to deposit a copy to the Copyright Office within demanded time, or no renewal registration. Public domain DVD-Rs will be shipped WITHOUT ANY ART WORK, INSERT OR BOX.   Public domain DVD-Rs are NOT commercially released dvds or factory mass produced dvds. dvd-rs will be shipped in soft plastic disc slips. Due to the rarity of public domain movies please kindly forgive the imperfection.The picture quality is the best quality that was available to us. In the case of public domain dvd-rs, no claim of digital quality is implied.