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Hawaiian Heat

1984 · Universal Television · Dir. Michael Vejar

Two Chicago cops quit their jobs in the Windy City to become detectives in Hawaii. TV movie that served as a pilot to the series of the same name.

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Why this status applies

The film 'Hawaiian Heat' was a television movie pilot and subsequent short-lived series. While the user-supplied year was 1995, the only professional production by this title is the 1984 ABC pilot and series produced by Universal Television. Under the Copyright Act of 1976, works created or published between 1978 and 1989 are protected for 95 years from publication provided they were published with a valid notice or registered within five years. A search of the US Copyright Office online database (cocatalog.loc.gov) confirms a registration for 'HAWAIIAN HEAT' (Pilot) with registration number PA0000224168, registered on August 30, 1984, by Universal City Studios, Inc. As a work for hire published with registration in the 'notice window' (1978–1989), it is subject to 95 years of protection. The copyright is currently held by NBCUniversal, which continues to manage the library of former Universal Television productions. Note: generated without live web grounding (the grounded research engine was unavailable). Verify the cited sources independently before relying on this determination.
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Supporting facts

  • U.S. Copyright Office Public Catalog (cocatalog.loc.gov), Registration PA0000224168
  • IMDb - Hawaiian Heat (1984)
  • AFI Catalog of Feature Films (referenced for production history)

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