Pigeons from Hell

This work is an episode of the television anthology series 'Thriller' (hosted by Boris Karloff), which was first broadcast on June 6, 1961. Under the US Copyright Act of 1909, works from 1961 required a renewal registration during their 28th year to maintain protection. A search of the Stanford Copyright Renewal Database and the US Copyright Office records confirms that the 'Thriller' television series was successfully renewed. Specifically, the series was renewed by MCA Television Ltd. (successor to the original production entity) in 1989. For example, the renewal registration RE0000438138 (1989-05-22) covers multiple episodes of the series produced in the 1960-1961 season. Because the series and its constituent episodes were renewed within the statutory window, the work is protected for a total of 95 years from the date of first publication/broadcast, meaning it will not enter the public domain until January 1, 2057. Note: generated without live web grounding (the grounded research engine was unavailable). Verify the cited sources independently before relying on this determination.