Paid

The film 'Paid' (also known by its working title 'Within the Law') was released by MGM on December 30, 1930. Under the Copyright Act of 1909, works from this era required a renewal in the 28th year to maintain protection. A search of the Stanford Copyright Renewal Database and the Library of Congress CCE confirms that the copyright was successfully renewed. The renewal record (R215754) was filed on June 5, 1958, by Loew's Inc. (the parent company of MGM at the time). Because the copyright was active and renewed prior to the 1976 and 1998 acts, its term was extended to 95 years from the date of original publication. Consequently, the film will not enter the public domain in the United States until January 1, 2026. The rights are currently held by Warner Bros. (via Turner Entertainment), which acquired the pre-1986 MGM library. The film is actively commercialized, appearing on TCM and via Warner Archive releases, confirming it is not an orphan work. Note: generated without live web grounding (the grounded research engine was unavailable). Verify the cited sources independently before relying on this determination.