Alaska Highway

Alaska Highway was released on June 24, 1943. Under the Copyright Act of 1909, US works published between 1928 and 1963 required a renewal filing with the Copyright Office during the 28th year of the first copyright term to remain protected. A search of the Stanford Copyright Renewal Database and the Library of Congress Catalog of Copyright Entries (CCE) reveals no renewal registration for this title. The film was produced by Pine-Thomas Productions and distributed by Paramount Pictures. While Paramount was generally diligent in renewing its major features, many B-movies and productions from independent units like Pine-Thomas fell into the public domain through non-renewal. The film is widely cited in public domain filmographies, including the 'Film Superlist: Motion Pictures in the U.S. Public Domain' by D. Richard Baer. Because the initial 28-year term expired in 1971 without a renewal filing, the work entered the public domain in the United States upon the expiration of that first term. It is currently available on various public domain streaming platforms and has been released by multiple budget home video labels specializing in PD content.