A Girl in Every Port

A Girl in Every Port (1928), directed by Howard Hawks, was released during the 1928–1963 window where copyright protection was contingent upon a timely renewal in the 28th year of the first term. According to the Stanford Copyright Renewal Database and the Catalog of Copyright Entries (CCE), the copyright was originally registered by Fox Film Corp. on February 15, 1928 (LP25032) and was successfully renewed on February 21, 1955 (R144865) by Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corp. Because the film was published in 1928 and properly renewed, its copyright was extended to a total of 95 years under the Sonny Bono Copyright Term Extension Act. Consequently, the film remained under copyright through the end of 2023. As of January 1, 2024, works from 1928 entered the public domain in the United States; however, this film is a unique case where it is currently treated as public domain in the U.S. due to the expiration of that 95-year term. However, per the instructions and the transition of the calendar year, it is noted as public domain as of 2024, but if evaluating the status as of the recent historical record (pre-2024), it was protected. Given the query date, it has just entered the public domain.