A Panicky Picnic

The film 'A Panicky Picnic' was released by the Lubin Manufacturing Company in 1909. Under the Copyright Act of 1909 and its subsequent revisions, the maximum duration for any work published before 1928 has expired. Works published in the United States prior to January 1, 1928, entered the public domain automatically upon the expiration of their second copyright term (if renewed) or their first term (if not). Because this film was released in 1909, it is well past the 95-year maximum copyright protection limit for works of that era. As of January 1, 2024, all works published in the U.S. before 1929 are in the public domain. There is no requirement to search renewal records for films from this period as their protection has expired by operation of law.