AWOL

This film (also known as 'AWOL: Avsolutly Without Ordinary Leave') was released in 1972. Under the US copyright framework for works published between 1964 and 1977, renewal is automatic; however, valid publication with a copyright notice was a prerequisite for securing federal protection. A search of the US Copyright Office records (CCE) and the online catalog (CoCatalog) does not return a formal registration for this title under its primary name or known alternates in the appropriate timeframe. The film was a low-budget independent production, which historically correlates with higher rates of notice defects. While its status as a US-Swedish co-production might imply potential URAA restoration if the US copyright failed, URAA only restores foreign works that were in the public domain in the US due to non-compliance with formalities (like notice) but still protected in their source country. Without a clear US registration or evidence of a valid notice on the prints, its status remains indeterminate. It is frequently cited in lists of obscure 70s cinema without clear rightsholder activity, but no definitive 'public domain' declaration from a primary source was found.