Frankenstein's Daughter

Frankenstein's Daughter was released in late 1958 and registered for copyright by Layton Film Productions, Inc. on November 15, 1958, under registration number LP15286. Under the 1909 Copyright Act, works from this era required a renewal filing with the U.S. Copyright Office during the 28th year of the original term to extend protection to a total of 75 (later 95) years. A search of the Stanford Copyright Renewal Database and the Library of Congress Catalog of Copyright Entries (CCE) reveals no renewal registration for this film. The deadline for renewal was in 1986. Because the copyright was not renewed, the film entered the public domain in the United States on January 1, 1987. The film's public domain status is corroborated by its inclusion in 'Film Superlist: Motion Pictures in the U.S. Public Domain (1950-1959)' by D. Richard Baer and its widespread availability through public domain distributors such as Alpha Video and Sinister Cinema, as well as numerous unauthorized uploads on Archive.org that have remained for years without takedown from a rights holder. Note: generated without live web grounding (the grounded research engine was unavailable). Verify the cited sources independently before relying on this determination.