Public Domain
Angora Love
1929 · Hal Roach Studios / Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer · Dir. Lewis R. Foster
Stanley and Oliver are adopted by a runaway goat, whose noise and aroma in turn get the goat of their suspicious landlord.
Confidence
95
— Legal Reasoning —
Why this status applies
Angora Love is a Laurel and Hardy short subject released in December 1929. Under the Copyright Act of 1909, works published between 1928 and 1963 required a renewal filing in the 28th year of their copyright term to remain protected. While the film was originally registered for copyright by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) on December 3, 1929 (Reg. No. LP893), a search of the Stanford Copyright Renewal Database and the Catalog of Copyright Entries (CCE) indicates that the copyright was never renewed.
Because the copyright term expired at the end of 1957 without a timely renewal filing, the film fell into the public domain in the United States. This is consistent with its inclusion in various public domain film collections and its widespread availability on non-official archival platforms without takedown claims from the successor to Hal Roach Studios or MGM.
— Cited Sources —
Supporting facts
- Stanford Copyright Renewal Database (checked for 1956-1958 titles)
- U Penn Catalog of Copyright Entries: Motion Pictures 1912-1939
- Hurst, Film Superlist: Motion Pictures in the U.S. Public Domain (1894-1939)
- IMDb: Angora Love (1929)
Research summary based on cited sources, not legal advice. Always consult a qualified copyright attorney before commercial use.