Night Tide

Under the 1909 Copyright Act, works published between 1928 and 1963 required a copyright renewal filing in the 28th year to maintain protection. 'Night Tide' was completed in 1961 and received a limited release, followed by a wider US theatrical release via American International Pictures (AIP) in 1963. The film was registered for copyright by Virgo Productions on May 24, 1963, under registration number LP25497. A search of the Stanford Copyright Renewal Database and the Library of Congress Catalog of Copyright Entries (CCE) reveals no renewal registration for this title or registration number. To remain protected, the copyright should have been renewed in 1991 (28 years after the 1963 registration). Because no renewal was filed during the statutory window, the film fell into the public domain in the United States upon the expiration of its first term. The film is widely cited in legal and film industry literature (such as the Film Superlist) as a classic example of a work that entered the public domain due to non-renewal. Note: generated without live web grounding (the grounded research engine was unavailable). Verify the cited sources independently before relying on this determination.