High Risk

High Risk (1981) is protected by US copyright. Under the Copyright Act of 1976, works created or published from 1978 onward were protected for a fixed term (generally 95 years from publication for works-for-hire). Crucially, this film falls within the 'notice window' (1978–1989), where US copyright depended on the presence of a copyright notice or registration within five years of publication. A search of the US Copyright Office online database (cocatalog.loc.gov) confirms the film was registered on December 14, 1981, with the registration number PA0000124237. The claimant listed was High Risk Associates. This timely registration 'cured' any potential defect in notice and secured protection under the law. The film continues to be actively commercialized by its rights successors (Hemdale assets were largely acquired by MGM/Orion), and it has seen various home video releases through licensed distributors such as Shout! Factory, which is a strong secondary indicator of valid, non-lapsed copyright status.