Mantrap

Under current US copyright law, all works published before January 1, 1929, have entered the public domain. Mantrap was released on July 24, 1926, by Famous Players-Lasky (Paramount). Although the film was originally registered for copyright (registration number L 22802), the 95-year maximum term of protection expired on January 1, 2022. Even prior to the expiration of the 95-year term, research into the Library of Congress Catalog of Copyright Entries and the Stanford Copyright Renewal Database confirms that the copyright for this specific title was not renewed in its 28th year (circa 1953-1954). Under the 1909 Copyright Act, failure to renew during the 28th year resulted in the work falling into the public domain. This film is frequently cited in public domain catalogs such as the 'Film Superlist' as a work that entered the public domain due to non-renewal.