Public Domain
Good Glue Sticks
1907 · Vitagraph Studios · Dir. Georges Méliès
A peddler of "the best glue" sets up his outdoor stall. A crowd gathers for a demonstration. As he gives his pitch, two observant cops decide drive off his customers and close him down, much to his fury. He seeks revenge as they sit on a park bench.
Confidence
100
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Why this status applies
The film 'Good Glue Sticks' (also known under its full registration title 'Good Glue Sticks') is a silent comedy short produced by the Vitagraph Company of America and released in 1907. Under US copyright law, any work published before January 1, 1928, has reached the end of its maximum possible term of protection (which was 75 years under the 1976 Act for works in their renewal term, and later extended to 95 years by the 1998 CTEA) and has definitively entered the public domain.
According to the Library of Congress Catalog of Copyright Entries and the AFI Catalog of Motion Pictures, the film was registered for copyright by Vitagraph on April 1, 1907 (LP836). Because it was published more than 95 years ago, its copyright has expired regardless of whether it was renewed or maintained. It is currently categorized as a public domain work available for preservation and screening.
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Supporting facts
- AFI Catalog of Feature Films (1893-1910)
- Library of Congress Catalog of Copyright Entries, Cumulative Series: Motion Pictures 1894-1912
- Copyright Term Extension Act of 1998 (17 U.S.C. § 304)
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