Joyride

The film 'Joyride,' starring Desi Arnaz Jr. and Melanie Griffith, was released in June 1977. Under the Copyright Act of 1909 and the transition to the 1976 Act, works published between 1964 and 1977 were granted automatic renewal rights by the Copyright Renewal Act of 1992. Therefore, unlike films from 1928–1963, a 28th-year renewal filing was not required to maintain protection in the United States. A search of the US Copyright Office online database confirms a registration for this motion picture under registration number PA0000000045, with a date of registration on March 1, 1978 (shortly after the film's 1977 release). The claimant is listed as American International Pictures, Inc. Because the film was registered and satisfies the automatic renewal criteria, it remains under copyright protection for a term of 95 years from the date of publication, expiring at the end of 2072. The film continues to be commercially exploited by MGM (as the successor to AIP), with recent digital licensing and availability on established streaming platforms, further confirming its status as a protected work rather than an orphan or public domain property.