
Public Domain
Nervy Nat Kisses the Bride
1904 · Edison Manufacturing Company · Dir. Edwin S. Porter
A tramp gets involved in mischief on a train.
Confidence
100
— Legal Reasoning —
Why this status applies
Nervy Nat Kisses the Bride was produced by the Edison Manufacturing Company and registered for copyright under entry H41052 on January 4, 1904. The film was directed by Edwin S. Porter and was part of a popular series of shorts based on the 'Nervy Nat' comic strip by James Montgomery Flagg.
Under US copyright law, any work published or registered before January 1, 1928, has entered the public domain. Because this film was registered and published in 1904, its maximum copyright term of 75 years (as defined by previous statutes) or the current expiration date for pre-1928 works has long since passed. The work is definitively in the public domain in the United States.
— Cited Sources —
Supporting facts
- Library of Congress Catalog of Copyright Entries: Motion Pictures 1894–1912
- AFI Catalog of Feature Films (Short Film Records)
- Niver, Kemp R., 'Early Motion Pictures: The Paper Print Collection in the Library of Congress'
Research summary based on cited sources, not legal advice. Always consult a qualified copyright attorney before commercial use.