A Yarn About Yarn

Released on December 12, 1941, 'A Yarn About Yarn' is a Terrytoons theatrical short distributed by 20th Century Fox. Under the Copyright Act of 1909, works published between 1928 and 1963 required a renewal filing with the US Copyright Office during the 28th year of their first term to maintain protection. While the film was originally registered for copyright on December 12, 1941 (registration number LP11124), no renewal record exists in the Stanford Copyright Renewal Database or the Catalog of Copyright Entries for the appropriate window (1968–1969). A search of the Film Superlist: Motion Pictures in the U.S. Public Domain 1940–1949 (Hurst/Baer) confirms that this specific title was not renewed. Because the 28-year copyright term expired without a renewal being filed, the film entered the public domain in the United States at the end of 1969. It is commonly found in public domain cartoon compilations and on archive sites with no claims of ownership from the successor to Terrytoons (Paramount/Viacom).