M'Liss

Under the current laws of the United States, all works published or registered for copyright before January 1, 1928, have entered the public domain. This film, starring Mary Pickford and directed by Marshall Neilan, was released in April 1918 and registered for copyright by the Mary Pickford Film Corp. on April 10, 1918 (LP12297). Because the film was published more than 95 years ago (specifically, it passed the 75-year mark before the 1998 Sonny Bono Copyright Term Extension Act could affect films of this vintage, and has since surpassed the 95-year maximum term for corporate works), its copyright has expired. It is now part of the public domain in the United States. This status is independent of whether a renewal was filed, as the maximum possible term for a 1918 work ended no later than 1993.