Policy and Pie

The film 'Policy and Pie' is a silent comedy short produced by the L-KO Kompany and distributed by Universal Film Mfg Co., released in 1918. According to the United States copyright law, all works published or registered in the US before January 1, 1928, have entered the public domain due to the expiration of their maximum possible copyright term (95 years from publication). Under the 1909 Copyright Act, works were eligible for an initial 28-year term and a subsequent renewal term. Even if the film had been properly registered and renewed, the protection would have expired by 1993. Therefore, as a 1918 production, the film is definitively in the public domain in the United States and is free for use without copyright restriction.