Night and the City

The film 'Night and the City' was originally registered for copyright by Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corp. on June 9, 1950, under registration number LP161. As a work first published between 1928 and 1963, its copyright had to be renewed during the 28th year to avoid entering the public domain. A search of the Stanford Copyright Renewal Database and the Library of Congress Catalog of Copyright Entries confirms that the copyright was successfully renewed. The renewal registration (RE29037) was filed on March 27, 1978, by Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corp. This renewal extended the US copyright protection for a total of 95 years from the original publication date. Because the film is an Anglo-American co-production with a valid US registration and timely renewal, it remains protected in the United States. Under the 1976 Copyright Act as amended, the copyright is scheduled to expire at the end of 2045 (1950 + 95 years). Status as 'protected' is certain due to the verified primary records of both original registration and renewal.