Annie Get Your Gun

The film version of 'Annie Get Your Gun' was released in 1950 by MGM. Under the 1909 Copyright Act, works from this era required a copyright renewal during the 28th year of their initial term to remain protected. According to the Stanford Copyright Renewal Database and US Copyright Office records, the registration (LP133) was successfully renewed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Inc. on August 22, 1977, under registration number RE0000000305. Because the renewal was filed correctly, the copyright was extended for a second term. Under the Copyright Act of 1976 and the Sonny Bono Copyright Term Extension Act, this protection lasts for 95 years from the original publication date. Consequently, the film will not enter the public domain in the United States until January 1, 2046. The rights are currently managed by Warner Bros. (as successor to the pre-1986 MGM library).