New Year's Eve

Under US copyright law, all works published before January 1, 1928, have entered the public domain regardless of their original registration status or later renewal efforts. This film, a 1924 Fox production directed by Emmett J. Flynn, falls clearly within this category. Because the film was released 100 years ago, it exceeded the maximum possible copyright term of 95 years (for works for hire/corporate authorship). Consequently, no search of the Stanford Renewal Database or the Library of Congress Catalog of Copyright Entries is necessary to confirm its status as public domain; the expiration is automatic based on the publication date.