
Public Domain
Neighbors
1912 · Solax Studios · Dir. Mack Sennett
A Mack Sennett comedy from the time he worked for Biograph starring Fred Mace & Mabel Normand.
Confidence
100
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Why this status applies
The film 'Neighbors' released in 1912 was produced by Solax Studios, the company founded by Alice Guy-Blaché. According to US copyright law, all works published or registered in the United States before January 1, 1928, have entered the public domain regardless of whether they were renewed.
Because this film was released in 1912, it predates the current 95-year copyright term for works of that era. Its term of protection expired no later than 1987 (75 years after publication under the laws at the time). No further search of renewal records is necessary for works from this time period as they have definitively aged into the public domain.
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Supporting facts
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