A Lust to Kill

A Lust to Kill (1958) was registered for copyright by Barjul International Pictures, Inc., on September 5, 1958, under registration number LP11859. Under the Copyright Act of 1909, works registered between 1928 and 1963 required a formal renewal filing with the US Copyright Office during the 28th year of their first term to maintain protection for a second term. A search of the Stanford Copyright Renewal Database and the Library of Congress Catalog of Copyright Entries (CCE) reveals no renewal record for this title or registration number. The film would have been eligible for renewal in 1986; however, no such filing was made by Barjul International or any successor in interest. As a result, the copyright expired at the end of its first 28-year term and the film entered the public domain in the United States on January 1, 1987. This status is further supported by the film's presence in several public domain film catalogs and its availability on budget DVD labels (such as Alpha Video and Mill Creek) that specialize in non-renewed titles. Because it is a US production from 1958, it is not eligible for URAA/GATT restoration, which applies only to foreign works.