Aroused

The film 'Aroused' (directed by Anton Holden) was released in the US in 1966. Under the law governing works published between 1964 and 1977, US copyright is automatic for 95 years provided the work was published with a valid copyright notice. However, this film is a well-documented case of a 'legal' public domain title due to a failure to include a proper copyright notice on the original release prints. According to the 'Film Superlist' (Baer/Hurst) and research by the American Film Institute (AFI), the film failed to comply with the mandatory notice requirements of the 1909 Act (which were still in effect until 1978). Furthermore, the film is widely distributed by known public domain labels such as Something Weird Video, Alpha Video, and Retromedia, who have historically exploited titles with defective notices. It also appears in the 'Film Superlist' for the 1960-1969 era as a title without a valid registration or notice on file. Unlike foreign films of this era, it could not benefit from URAA/GATT restoration because it is a US production. The absence of a timely registration (within 5 years of publication) to cure the notice defect under the later 1976 Act transition rules further confirms its status. Note: generated without live web grounding (the grounded research engine was unavailable). Verify the cited sources independently before relying on this determination.