Escape from Sobibor

Escape from Sobibor (1987) was a high-profile television movie produced by Chrysalis-YBY Productions and distributed by CBS. Under the Copyright Act of 1976, works created or published between January 1, 1978, and February 28, 1989, are protected if they were published with a valid copyright notice or registered with the Copyright Office within five years of publication. A search of the United States Copyright Office online database (cocatalog.loc.gov) confirms a formal registration was filed shortly after production. The work is registered under PA0000346086, with an effective date of registration of October 23, 1987. The claimant is listed as 'Chrysalis-YBY Productions.' Because the film was registered within the statutory 'notice window' (1978–1989), it secured a full term of copyright protection. As a work for hire, it is protected for 95 years from the year of its first publication, meaning it will not enter the public domain in the United States until January 1, 2083.