Public Domain
New York City 'Ghetto' Fish Market
1903 · Thomas A. Edison, Inc. · Dir. Edwin S. Porter
A fine panoramic view of this busy market on a Friday morning. Immense throngs of people are passing along the stands and making their purchases of fish.
Confidence
100
— Legal Reasoning —
Why this status applies
The film 'New York City "Ghetto" Fish Market' was filmed on May 1, 1903, and registered for copyright as a paper print by Thomas A. Edison on May 11, 1903 (registration number H31610). The film is a documentary actuality showing the Jewish market on Hester Street in the Lower East Side of Manhattan.
Under current United States copyright law, all works published or registered before January 1, 1928, have entered the public domain. As this film was registered and published in 1903, its statutory copyright term has expired. The film is currently preserved in the Library of Congress Paper Print Collection.
— Cited Sources —
Supporting facts
- Library of Congress (Catalog of Copyright Entries, 1903)
- AFI Catalog of Feature Films (Actuality/Short Film Records)
- Niver, Kemp R. 'Early Motion Pictures: The Paper Print Collection in the Library of Congress' (1985)
Research summary based on cited sources, not legal advice. Always consult a qualified copyright attorney before commercial use.