My Boys Are Good Boys

The film 'My Boys Are Good Boys' was released in the United States in 1978. Under the Copyright Act of 1976, works published between January 1, 1978, and February 28, 1989, were required to be published with a valid copyright notice or be registered within five years of publication to maintain protection. A search of the United States Copyright Office online database (covering registrations from 1978 onward) fails to return a registration record for this specific title or its production company, International Record & Film World. While the film is a low-budget independent production, the lack of a registration record within the five-year 'notice cure' period suggests a defect in copyright maintenance. However, because the film is occasionally listed in obscure filmographies and was released right at the start of the 1976 Act's implementation, it is difficult to definitively confirm whether the film was published with or without notice on its prints without a physical inspection of an original 35mm print. Because no primary registration or renewal record exists and the film has largely disappeared from commercial circulation, the status is categorized as uncertain.