Friends

The film 'Friends' (1912) is a silent short film directed by D.W. Griffith and produced by the Biograph Company. Under US copyright law, all works published before January 1, 1928, have entered the public domain regardless of renewal status or notice. Since this film was released in 1912, its maximum possible copyright term (even under the 1976 Act extensions) has expired. The work is now free for use, reproduction, and distribution within the United States. This is a definitive status based on the expiration of the statutory copyright term for pre-1928 works.