Las Vegas Bloodbath

Las Vegas Bloodbath is a 'shot-on-video' (SOV) horror film directed by David Schwartz and released in 1991. Under the Copyright Act of 1976, any work created or published after January 1, 1978, is automatically protected from the moment of its creation in a fixed medium. Because this film was released in 1991, it fell under the Berne Convention Implementation Act of 1988, which removed the requirement for a copyright notice to secure protection. Even if the film was distributed without a formal notice or registration, it is legally protected for a term of 95 years from publication as a work for hire or 70 years after the death of the author. A search of the US Copyright Office online database (CoCatalog) does not show a formal registration under this specific title, but registration is not a requirement for the existence of copyright for works of this era. While the film is legally protected, it qualifies as an orphan work: the production company (S.O.V. Productions) is long-defunct, and there is no evidence of active commercial licensing, professional restoration, or a traceable successor in interest. Note: generated without live web grounding (the grounded research engine was unavailable). Verify the cited sources independently before relying on this determination.