Looney Lens: Pas de deux

The film 'Looney Lens: Pas de deux' (1924) was a part of the 'Looney Lens' series of novelty shorts produced by Al Christie and distributed by Educational Film Exchanges. Under current US copyright law, all works published or registered before January 1, 1928, have entered the public domain due to the expiration of their maximum 95-year copyright term. Even if the film had been properly registered and the copyright renewed (under the 1909 Act requiring renewal in the 28th year), the copyright would have expired no later than the end of 1999 (1924 + 75 years under the 1976 Act) or 2019 (under the 1998 Extension Act). As a 1924 production, its status is definitively public domain regardless of renewal history.