A Bill of Divorcement

A Bill of Divorcement (1932) is currently under copyright protection in the United States. The film was originally registered for copyright by RKO Radio Pictures, Inc. on September 30, 1932, under registration number LP3320. Under the law governing works from the 1928–1963 era, the copyright had to be renewed during the 28th year of the first term to extend protection to the full 95-year term. According to the Stanford Copyright Renewal Database and the Library of Congress Catalog of Copyright Entries (CCE), the film's copyright was successfully renewed on February 9, 1960, by RKO Teleradio Pictures, Inc. under renewal number R251847. Because a timely renewal was filed, the copyright was extended. Under the Copyright Term Extension Act of 1998, works renewed in this manner are protected for 95 years from the date of original publication. Therefore, the film is protected through the end of 2027 and will enter the public domain on January 1, 2028.