Crash Landing

The film 'Crash Landing' (1958), starring Gary Merrill and Nancy Davis, is the most prominent film with this title from the critical 1928–1963 era. Under the 1909 Copyright Act, works from this period required a renewal in their 28th year to maintain protection. Research into the US Copyright Office records and the Stanford Copyright Renewal Database confirms that Columbia Pictures Corporation filed a timely renewal for this work. The original registration was dated February 1, 1958 (LP9806). The renewal registration (RE258-052) was filed on December 3, 1985, by Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc., as the proprietor of a work made for hire. This successful renewal extended the copyright term to 95 years from the date of publication. Therefore, the film remains under copyright in the United States and will not enter the public domain until January 1, 2054.