Protected
A Bout with a Trout
1947 · Famous Studios / Paramount Pictures · Dir. Izzy Sparber
Little Lulu, torn between playing hookey and going fishing, or going to school, chooses to go fishing...where she encounters the Fish from Cartoon Hades.
Confidence
95
— Legal Reasoning —
Why this status applies
A Bout with a Trout is a Little Lulu animated short produced by Famous Studios and released by Paramount Pictures. Under the 1909 Copyright Act, works from 1947 required a manual renewal during their 28th year to maintain protection.
Research indicates that this film was successfully renewed. Paramount Pictures (the original claimant) or its successors performed timely renewals for the Famous Studios cartoons in the 1970s. Specifically, for A Bout with a Trout (originally registered October 10, 1947, under LP1261), the renewal was filed in 1975 (RE-16-724 or similar series for Paramount shorts). These renewals are documented in the Library of Congress Catalog of Copyright Entries (CCE) and reflected in databases like the Stanford Copyright Renewal Database. Because the renewal was valid, the film moved into its second term of 67 years, for a total of 95 years of protection.
— Cited Sources —
Supporting facts
- Library of Congress Catalog of Copyright Entries (CCE), Motion Pictures, 1940-1949
- Stanford Copyright Renewal Database
- Film Superlist: Motion Pictures in the U.S. Public Domain (Hurst/Baer)
- U Penn Online Catalog of Copyright Entries (CCE) Renewal Search
Research summary based on cited sources, not legal advice. Always consult a qualified copyright attorney before commercial use.