Public Domain
C-V News: Filming Greed
1923 · C-V News
C-V News follows the cast and crew of "Greed" (1925) into Death Valley while filming the infamous closing scenes in 150+ degree heat in 1923 at the height of the summer.
Confidence
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Why this status applies
The film 'C-V News: Filming Greed' is a newsreel or short documentary piece released in 1923, notable for capturing behind-the-scenes footage of director Erich von Stroheim during the production of his masterpiece 'Greed'.
Under U.S. copyright law, all works published before January 1, 1928, have entered the public domain regardless of whether they were ever registered or renewed. This occurs because the maximum possible term of protection for works of this era (95 years from publication) has expired. Since this work was released in 1923, its copyright expired no later than December 31, 1998.
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Supporting facts
- https://www.copyright.gov/circs/circ15a.pdf
- IMDb: filming-greed-1923
- Library of Congress: Motion Picture Copyright Descriptions Collection, 1912-1959
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