A Burlesque on Carmen

The film was originally released in late 1915 (with an expanded version released by Essanay in 1916) and falls under the definitive 'pre-1928' rule for United States copyright law. All works published in the U.S. prior to January 1, 1928, have seen their maximum possible copyright terms expire. As a result, 'A Burlesque on Carmen' (starring Charlie Chaplin) entered the public domain 75 years after its publication date. There are no renewal records to search because the 1909 Act's maximum protection period (including renewals) for films of this era was 75 years, which expired for this title by 1991 at the latest. The film is widely available on archive.org and from numerous PD specialty distributors.