Public Domain
Back Stage
1919 · Comique Film Corporation · Dir. Roscoe Arbuckle
Roscoe and Buster give a bullying Strongman the what-for, but after the performance troupe quits it's up to Fatty and Buster to keep the show going.
Confidence
100
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Why this status applies
Under the current U.S. copyright law (the 1976 Act as amended), all works published or registered in the United States before January 1, 1929, have entered the public domain. The film 'Back Stage,' starring Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle and Buster Keaton, was released on September 7, 1919.
Because the film was released well before the 1929 cutoff, its copyright protection has expired by operation of law. No renewal search is necessary for works of this vintage, as the maximum possible term of 95 years from publication has already lapsed. The film is now free for use, distribution, and adaptation in the United States.
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