Annie Hall

Annie Hall was released in 1977, placing it within the transitional period of US copyright law. Under the Copyright Renewal Act of 1992, works published between 1964 and 1977 were granted automatic renewal of their copyright, meaning a manual renewal filing with the Library of Congress was not required to maintain protection. To be public domain, the film would have to have been published without a valid copyright notice, which is not the case for this major studio production. A search of the US Copyright Office records (COcatalog.loc.gov) confirms a primary registration (PA0000005957) filed on 1978-04-18 by United Artists Corp. Additionally, the film is under active commercial exploitation by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM), the successor in interest to the United Artists library. Under the 1976 Act, as a work for hire, it is protected for 95 years from the date of publication, meaning it will not enter the public domain until January 1, 2073.