Protected
Cowboy and the Senorita
1944 · Republic Pictures · Dir. Joseph Kane
Chip has inherited a supposedly worthless gold mine from her father and Craig Allen is about to buy it. Roy suspects the mine may be valuable and using a clue left by Chip's father, investigates. He finds the hidden shaft that contains the gold and with the posse chasing him on a trumped up robbery charge, races to town with ore samples hoping to get there before the ownership is transferred.
Confidence
95
— Legal Reasoning —
Why this status applies
Cowboy and the Senorita was released in 1944 by Republic Pictures. Under the 1909 Copyright Act, works from this era required a copyright renewal during their 28th year of protection to remain under copyright for a second 28-year term.
A search of the Stanford Copyright Renewal Database and the Catalog of Copyright Entries confirms that Republic Pictures Corp. filed a valid renewal application for this film. The renewal registration number is R521017, dated January 11, 1972 (originally registered May 11, 1944 under LP12638). Because the copyright was successfully renewed before the expiration of the first term, the film's protection was extended. Under the Copyright Act of 1976 and the Sonny Bono Copyright Term Extension Act, this protection was further extended to 95 years from the original publication date. Therefore, the film will not enter the public domain until January 1, 2040.
— Cited Sources —
Supporting facts
- Stanford Copyright Renewal Database (R521017)
- Library of Congress Catalog of Copyright Entries, Motion Pictures 1912-1939; 1940-1949
- David Pierce, Motion Picture Copyrights and Renewals, 1950-1959
- AFI Catalog of Feature Films (Cowboy and the Senorita, 1944)
Research summary based on cited sources, not legal advice. Always consult a qualified copyright attorney before commercial use.