By the Sea

The film 'By the Sea', starring Charlie Chaplin, was released on April 29, 1915, by the Essanay Film Manufacturing Company. This falls within the ±2-year window provided by the user and matches the title exactly. According to US copyright law, all works published before January 1, 1928, have entered the public domain regardless of whether they were originally registered or renewed. This occurs because the maximum possible copyright term for works of this era (then 75 years, later extended to 95 years) has expired. As a 1915 production, the film became public domain in the United States no later than 1991 (1915 + 75 years under the 1976 Act) or 2011 (under the 1998 extension). Consequently, the work is free for use, reproduction, and distribution without permission from the original estate or studio.