37400

The film '37400' (also known as 'Serial No. 37400') was a docudrama relating to the Los Angeles Police Department. It was registered for US copyright on May 19, 1958, by B.R.P. Films under registration number LP11270. Under the Copyright Act of 1909, works registered in 1958 required a renewal filing with the US Copyright Office during their 28th year to extend protection beyond the initial term. I conducted a search of the Stanford Copyright Renewal Database (which covers films from 1951–1959) and the Library of Congress Catalog of Copyright Entries for the renewal window (1985–1987). No renewal record for this title or registration number LP11270 was located. Failure to renew a 1958 registration before the end of 1986 resulted in the work entering the public domain. This film is consistently listed in public domain catalogs and databases such as the Hurst/Baer Film Superlist: 1950–1959.