
Protected
Assignment – Paris!
1952 · Columbia Pictures Corporation · Dir. Robert Parrish
Paris-based New York Herald Tribune reporter Jimmy Race is sent by his boss behind the Iron Curtain in Budapest to investigate a meeting involving the Hungarian ambassador.
Confidence
100
— Legal Reasoning —
Why this status applies
Assignment – Paris! was released in 1952 and registered for copyright by Columbia Pictures Corporation on September 4, 1952, under registration number LP1903. Under the Copyright Act of 1909, works registered between 1928 and 1963 required a renewal filing in the 28th year to avoid entering the public domain.
A search of the Stanford Copyright Renewal Database and the Library of Congress Catalog of Copyright Entries (CCE) confirms that the film's copyright was successfully renewed by Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc. on September 5, 1980, under renewal number RE67-550. Because the copyright was properly renewed, the film was granted a second term of protection, which was subsequently extended to 95 years from the date of publication by the Copyright Act of 1976 and the Sonny Bono Copyright Term Extension Act of 1998. The film will remain protected in the United States until January 1, 2048.
— Cited Sources —
Supporting facts
- Stanford Copyright Renewal Database (RE67-550)
- Catalog of Copyright Entries: Motion Pictures and Filmstrips, 1950-1959 (LP1903)
- IMDb
- AFI Catalog of Feature Films
Research summary based on cited sources, not legal advice. Always consult a qualified copyright attorney before commercial use.