Creature from Black Lake

Creature from Black Lake was released in 1976, placing it within the 1964–1977 'automatic renewal' window. Under the Copyright Renewal Act of 1992, works from this era do not require a renewal filing to maintain their second term of protection. The film was registered with the U.S. Copyright Office by Howco International Pictures on April 26, 1976, under registration number LP46059. Because it was registered during its first 28-year term and falls within the automatic renewal window, it is protected for a total of 95 years from its publication date. The copyright is currently active and is commercially exploited; the film has seen recent legitimate high-definition restorations and home video releases (e.g., Synapse Films in 2023) and is currently available on major streaming platforms like Tubi and Peacock via licensing through companies such as Ballyhoo Motion Pictures and North American Pictures. There is no evidence of a notice defect that would have injected it into the public domain during the 1976–1989 notice window. Note: generated without live web grounding (the grounded research engine was unavailable). Verify the cited sources independently before relying on this determination.