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Black Sabbath

1963 · Galatea Film / American International Pictures (AIP) · Dir. Mario Bava

Three tales of supernatural horror include a woman plagued by threatening phone calls, a family targeted by vampiric monsters, and a deceased medium who wreaks havoc upon the living.

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Why this status applies

The most prominent film with this title is Mario Bava's 1963 anthology 'I tre volti della paura', released in the US as 'Black Sabbath'. As a 1963 production, it falls under the jurisdiction of the 1909 Copyright Act which required a renewal for the first 28-year term. A search of the Stanford Copyright Renewal Database confirms a US renewal was filed on July 24, 1991 (RE-544-046) by American International Pictures (AIP). Furthermore, because the film is of Italian origin and was still protected in Italy on the URAA date (January 1, 1996), any previous defects in US copyright notice or registration would have been cured by the Uruguay Round Agreements Act. The film is currently actively managed and licensed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) through their acquisition of the Orion/AIP library, and it has received high-quality restorations and commercial releases from companies like Kino Lorber and Arrow Video, confirming its protected status. Note: generated without live web grounding (the grounded research engine was unavailable). Verify the cited sources independently before relying on this determination.
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Supporting facts

  • Stanford Copyright Renewal Database (RE-544-046)
  • AFI Catalog of Feature Films
  • Library of Congress CCE (1963 registrations)
  • Kino Lorber / Arrow Video distribution records

Research summary based on cited sources, not legal advice. Always consult a qualified copyright attorney before commercial use.