Frankenhooker

Frankenhooker was released in the United States in 1990. Because it was published after March 1, 1989, it falls under the Berne Convention Implementation Act of 1988, which eliminated the requirement for a copyright notice or registration to secure copyright protection. Under the current law (17 U.S.C. § 102 and § 302), copyright is automatically secured from the moment a work is created and fixed in a tangible medium. The film is currently protected by a valid US copyright registration (PA0000473335) filed by Frankenhooker Productions, Inc. on June 18, 1990. As a work for hire, its copyright duration is 95 years from the year of its first publication, meaning it will not enter the public domain in the United States until 2086. The rights are actively managed; the film has seen recent high-profile boutique home video releases from Synapse Films and is frequently licensed for streaming services like Shudder and Tubi. There is no evidence of it being an orphan work as the chain of title remains clear through the successor interests of Shapiro-Glickenhaus Entertainment. Note: generated without live web grounding (the grounded research engine was unavailable). Verify the cited sources independently before relying on this determination.