Billy Blazes, Esq.

The film 'Billy Blazes, Esq.', starring Harold Lloyd, was released in the United States on July 6, 1919. Under U.S. copyright law, any work published prior to January 1, 1928, is definitively in the public domain due to the expiration of the maximum possible copyright term (95 years at the time the 1998 extension was active, which has now transitioned to a rolling expiration). Because this film was published in 1919, its copyright protection expired no later than 1994 (75 years after publication under the 1976 Act rules) or would have expired even earlier if the original 28-year term was not renewed. However, regardless of renewal status, the 95-year statutory limit for works of this era passed in 2014. As of January 1, 2024, all works from 1928 and earlier are in the public domain in the United States.