A Woman of the World

The film 'A Woman of the World', starring Pola Negri and directed by Malcolm St. Clair, was released in December 1925. Under the provisions of the Copyright Act of 1909 and the subsequent Sonny Bono Copyright Term Extension Act, works published in the United States prior to January 1, 1928, have entered the public domain regardless of their renewal status. Even if the film had been properly registered and renewed (which it was, being a major Famous Players-Lasky/Paramount release), the maximum possible term of protection for a work published in 1925 was 95 years. This protection expired on December 31, 2020. As of January 1, 2021, the film is definitively in the public domain in the United States.