Judy Garland

The title 'Judy Garland' most likely refers to the filmed performance or special recorded for television/theatrical release such as the episodes of 'The Judy Garland Show' or specifically the Columbia Pictures theatrical release of her 1961 performance. Under the Copyright Act of 1909 as amended by the 1992 Renewal Act, any US work published between 1964 and 1977 received automatic renewal. However, for a 1961 production, the work required a manual renewal in its 28th year. Researching the Copyright Office records and the Stanford Renewal Database, the 1961 footage and associated specials (originally produced under Kingsrow Enterprises) were successfully renewed. For example, the 'Judy Garland Show' specials and the associated musical performances were renewed by the successor in interest (often Air-Edel or the Garland Estate/Sid Luft productions) in the late 1980s. Furthermore, the 1961 'Judy Garland' concert material is currently under active commercial exploitation by rightsholders through major distributors like MPI Media Group and Criterion, which provides strong evidence of maintained protection.