A Severe Test

The film 'A Severe Test' was released in the United States on May 21, 1913, produced by Solax Studios and directed by Alice Guy-Blaché. As a work first published in the United States prior to January 1, 1928, its copyright has expired by operation of law. Under current US copyright law (the 1976 Act as amended by the Sony Bono Copyright Term Extension Act), all works published or registered with the US Copyright Office before 1928 have entered the public domain. This applies regardless of whether the copyright was originally registered or renewed, as the maximum possible term of 95 years has already elapsed. No further search of the Catalog of Copyright Entries or renewal databases is required for works of this vintage.