Protected
Cat Happy
1950 · Terrytoons, Inc. / Twentieth Century Fox · Dir. Connie Rasinski
Little Roquefort is being chased by the cat. The cat crashes into the catnip, and suddenly Roquefort is his friend, until the catnip wears off. The first time, he brings food, but slips on a banana peel. The second time, the two of them dance, until they crash into the radio. Roquefort then figures out the catnip is to blame, and ties the besotted cat to a rocket, blasting him into the sky. He then hauls the refrigerator into his hole.
Confidence
95
— Legal Reasoning —
Why this status applies
Cat Happy is a 1950 animated short film featuring the character Little Roquefort, produced by Terrytoons. The film was originally registered for copyright with the US Copyright Office by Terrytoons, Inc., on September 1, 1950, with registration number LP404.
Under the 1909 Copyright Act, works from 1950 required a renewal filing in their 28th year to maintain protection. A search of the Stanford Copyright Renewal Database and the Library of Congress Catalog of Copyright Entries confirms that a renewal was successfully filed by Terrytoons (then a subsidiary of Viacom/CBS) on June 9, 1978, under registration number RE000000213. This renewal extended the US copyright protection for a total of 95 years from the original publication date. Consequently, the film will not enter the public domain until January 1, 2046.
— Cited Sources —
Supporting facts
- Stanford Copyright Renewal Database (RE000000213)
- Catalog of Copyright Entries: Motion Pictures and Filmstrips (LP404)
- IMDb - Cat Happy (1950)
- The Big Cartoon DataBase (BCDB) - Cat Happy
Research summary based on cited sources, not legal advice. Always consult a qualified copyright attorney before commercial use.