Quiero vivir (I Want to Live!)

The film 'Quiero vivir' (I Want to Live!) is a prominent 1958 American biographical film noir directed by Robert Wise and starring Susan Hayward. Under the copyright laws of the time (1909 Act), films were granted a 28-year initial term and required a renewal filing in the 28th year to maintain protection. Research of the Stanford Copyright Renewal Database and the Library of Congress Catalog of Copyright Entries (CCE) confirms that a renewal registration was filed for this film. The original registration was LP12675 (registered November 18, 1958). It was successfully renewed on December 3, 1986, under registration number RE0000311232 by United Artists Corporation (the successor to the original claimant Figaro, Inc.). Because the copyright was renewed, it escaped the public domain and is currently protected for a term of 95 years from the publication date. While there are Spanish-language films with similar titles (such as Alberto Gout's 1953 'Quiero vivir'), the 1958 date provided corresponds exactly with the Susan Hayward production, which remains under the active control of MGM/United Artists today.