Blonde Comet

Blonde Comet (1941) was a US production released by Producers Releasing Corporation (PRC). Under the copyright laws in effect at the time (the 1909 Act), works first published between 1928 and 1963 required a copyright renewal filing during the 28th year of their initial term to maintain protection. Failure to renew resulted in the work entering the public domain in the United States. A search of the Stanford Copyright Renewal Database and the Library of Congress Catalog of Copyright Entries (CCE) reveals no record of a renewal filing for this title. While the film was originally registered (LP10928, Dec 11, 1941), the copyright was never extended for the second term. This is common for many films produced by 'Poverty Row' studios like PRC, which often failed to maintain their back catalogs. Because the film was not renewed in its 28th year (1968–1969), it lapsed into the public domain. The title is widely recognized in public domain filmographies, including the 'Film Superlist' by David Pierce and Richard Baer, and is currently distributed by several public domain specialty labels such as Alpha Video.