Criss Cross

Criss Cross (1949) was released by Universal-International and was registered for copyright at the time of its release. 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 their first term to maintain protection. Failure to renew resulted in the work entering the public domain. Researching the renewal records confirms that this film was successfully renewed. According to the Stanford Copyright Renewal Database and the Library of Congress Catalog of Copyright Entries (CCE), the copyright was renewed by Universal Pictures Co., Inc. on April 12, 1976, under renewal number R630737 (referencing the original registration LP2207, dated February 15, 1949). Because the renewal was filed correctly within the statutory window, the copyright was extended for a second term, which was subsequently lengthened to a total of 95 years by the 1976 and 1998 Copyright Acts. Consequently, the film remains under copyright in the United States until January 1, 2045.