Alias the Champ

Alias the Champ was released by Republic Pictures in 1949. Under the Copyright Act of 1909, works published between 1928 and 1963 required a renewal filing with the U.S. Copyright Office during the 28th year of the first copyright term to maintain protection. 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 originally registered for copyright by Republic Pictures Corp. on October 13, 1949, under registration number LP2588. To remain protected, a renewal application would have needed to be filed in 1976 or 1977. Because no such renewal was filed, the copyright expired at the end of its initial 28-year term. The film is widely cited in various public domain filmographies, including the 'Film Superlist' by D. Richard Baer, as having entered the public domain due to non-renewal. Consequently, the work is now in the public domain in the United States.