Calcutta

Calcutta, directed by John Farrow and starring Alan Ladd, was registered for US copyright by Paramount Pictures on April 23, 1947, under registration number LP1000. Under the 1909 Copyright Act, works from this era required a renewal in the 28th year to extend protection to the full 75-year (now 95-year) term. A search of the Stanford Copyright Renewal Database and the Library of Congress renewal records confirms that Paramount Pictures Inc. timely renewed the copyright on July 10, 1974, under renewal number R581023. This renewal extended the film's protection for a second term. Under the Copyright Term Extension Act of 1998, the term was further extended to 95 years from the original publication date. Consequently, the film remains under copyright in the United States until the end of 2042.