Air Force Review

The film 'Air Force Review' (1950) is a production of the United States Air Force, a branch of the US federal government. Under US copyright law (specifically 17 U.S.C. § 105), works created by the United States Government and its employees as part of their official duties are not eligible for copyright protection in the United States. Films of this nature were produced for training, recruiting, or public information purposes and were never subject to private copyright claim. Because government-works status is a statutory exemption that supersedes the typical renewal requirements for the 1950 era, the film entered the public domain immediately upon creation. There is no record of a private registration or a transfer of rights that would alter this status.