
Protected
Amoozin' But Confoozin'
1944 · Columbia Pictures · Dir. Sid Marcus
Lil' Abner is tired of his daily environment.
Confidence
100
— Legal Reasoning —
Why this status applies
Amoozin' But Confoozin' is a Li'l Abner cartoon produced by Screen Gems for Columbia Pictures. It was originally registered for copyright on March 3, 1944, under registration number LP12543. Because it was released during the 1928–1963 window, it required a manual renewal during its 28th year to maintain protection.
Research into the Stanford Copyright Renewal Database and the Library of Congress Catalog of Copyright Entries (CCE) confirms that the copyright was successfully renewed by Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc., on March 6, 1972, under renewal number R524584. As a result of this timely renewal and subsequent copyright term extensions (including the Sonny Bono Copyright Term Extension Act), the work remains under copyright protection in the United States. It will not enter the public domain until 95 years after its publication, which is January 1, 2040.
— Cited Sources —
Supporting facts
- U.S. Copyright Office Catalog of Copyright Entries (CCE), Motion Pictures 1940-1949
- Stanford Copyright Renewal Database
- Library of Congress Motion Picture Copyright Descriptions collection
- The Columbia Checklist: The Complete Library of Columbia Pictures (Gene Blottner)
Research summary based on cited sources, not legal advice. Always consult a qualified copyright attorney before commercial use.