Confidential

The film 'Confidential' (1935) was produced by Mascot Pictures and distributed by Republic Pictures. Under the 1909 Copyright Act, works published in the United States between 1928 and 1963 required a copyright renewal filing during the 28th year of their first term to maintain protection. While the film was originally registered for copyright on October 25, 1935 (LP5890), a search of the Stanford Copyright Renewal Database and the Library of Congress Catalog of Copyright Entries (CCE) indicates that no renewal was filed in the 27th or 28th year (approx. 1962-1963). Additionally, 'Confidential' is cited in the 'Film Superlist: Motion Pictures in the U.S. Public Domain' by Hurst/Baer as a work that entered the public domain due to non-renewal. Because it is a US production from the 1928-1963 window that failed to comply with renewal formalities, it fell into the public domain in the United States upon the expiration of its first 28-year term.