Headin' Home

The film 'Headin' Home', starring Babe Ruth as himself, was originally released on September 19, 1920. According to the United States copyright law, all works published or registered in the US before January 1, 1928, have entered the public domain. This occurs regardless of whether the copyright was renewed, as the maximum possible term for works from this era (95 years) has expired. Even if the film had a valid registration (it was filed under Yankee Pictures with secondary registrations for the scenarists), the duration of protection terminated at the end of the year 1995 (75 years after publication for works in their first term at the time of the 1976 Act transition). Consequently, the work is definitively in the public domain and available for unrestricted use. The film is currently held by several public archives and has been distributed by public domain specialists notably due to its status as clear-cut PD material.