Protected
Larceny
1948 · Universal Pictures · Dir. George Sherman
Rick Mason is the no-good lowdown rat who tries to capitalize on postwar patriotism and grief. He finagles a war widow into giving up her savings for a nonexistent memorial. When Mason falls in love with the widow he has pangs of conscience, but he reckons without his con-artist boss, who tends to bolster his arguments with muscle and bullets.
Confidence
95
— Legal Reasoning —
Why this status applies
Larceny (1948), directed by George Sherman, was originally registered for copyright by Universal Pictures Co., Inc. on August 12, 1948, under registration number LP2010. Under the 1909 Copyright Act, works from this era required a renewal filing during the 28th year of their first term to extend protection to the full 75-year (later 95-year) term.
A search of the Stanford Copyright Renewal Database and the Library of Congress Catalog of Copyright Entries (CCE) confirms that Universal Pictures Co., Inc. successfully renewed the copyright on July 23, 1976, under renewal registration number R637951. Because the copyright was properly maintained via renewal, the film remains under protection in the United States. Its copyright will not expire until 95 years after its publication date, which is January 1, 2044.
— Cited Sources —
Supporting facts
- Catalog of Copyright Entries: Motion Pictures 1940-1949 (US Copyright Office)
- Stanford Copyright Renewal Database (Stanford University)
- U.S. Copyright Office Online Catalog (cocatalog.loc.gov)
- Film Superlist: Motion Pictures in the U.S. Public Domain (Hurst/Baer)
Research summary based on cited sources, not legal advice. Always consult a qualified copyright attorney before commercial use.