Public Domain
Airborne
1962 · Art Diamond / Diamond Productions · Dir. James Landis
Hoping to follow in his uncle's footsteps, an Indiana teenager enlists in the army's Airborne Division and undergoes training to become a paratrooper at Fort Bragg, NC.
Confidence
95
— Legal Reasoning —
Why this status applies
Under the 1909 Copyright Act, works published between 1928 and 1963 required a manual renewal filing with the US Copyright Office during the 28th year of their first term to maintain protection. This film, a 1962 production directed by James Landis and released by Art Diamond, fell into the renewal window in 1990.
Searches of the Stanford Copyright Renewal Database and the Library of Congress (copyright.gov) online records show no renewal registration under this title for the year 1990 or adjacent years. Additionally, the film is documented in 'Film Superlist: Motion Pictures in the U.S. Public Domain' (Hurst/Baer) as a title that entered the public domain due to non-renewal. Because it is a US production, it does not benefit from URAA/GATT restoration, which applies only to foreign works.
— Cited Sources —
Supporting facts
- Stanford Copyright Renewal Database (1990 search)
- Hurst, Film Superlist: Motion Pictures in the U.S. Public Domain 1950-1959 / 1960-1969 supplements
- IMDb (Release Info: 1962)
- AFI Catalog of Feature Films (Airborne, 1962)
Research summary based on cited sources, not legal advice. Always consult a qualified copyright attorney before commercial use.