Cat-Women of the Moon

Under the 1909 Copyright Act, works published between 1928 and 1963 required a renewal filing with the U.S. Copyright Office during the 28th year of the first term to maintain protection. 'Cat-Women of the Moon' was registered for copyright by Z-M Productions on September 3, 1953 (LP2896). Research of the Stanford Copyright Renewal Database and the Library of Congress Catalog of Copyright Entries (CCE) reveals no renewal registration for this specific title. The 28-year window for renewal closed at the end of 1981. The film is listed as public domain in 'Film Superlist: Motion Pictures in the U.S. Public Domain (1894-1959)' by D. Richard Baer, a primary reference for tracking failed renewals. As the copyright was not renewed, the work entered the public domain in the United States on January 1, 1982. The film's presence in numerous public domain DVD collections from labels like Alpha Video and its wide availability on the Internet Archive further corroborate this status.