Raw Deal

Raw Deal (1948), directed by Anthony Mann, is a US production released during the 1928–1963 window, meaning its copyright status depends on whether a renewal was filed with the US Copyright Office within the 28th year of its original term. Records indicate the film was originally registered on July 10, 1948, under registration number LP1734 by Reliance Pictures, Inc. A search of the Stanford Copyright Renewal Database and the Library of Congress Catalog of Copyright Entries (CCE) confirms the copyright was successfully renewed on June 23, 1976, under renewal number R635544 by Edward Small Productions, Inc. (as the successor in interest to Reliance Pictures). Because this renewal was timely and valid, the film moved into its second term and remains protected in the US under the 95-year copyright term for works-for-hire. Today, the film is actively commercially exploited and has been restored and released by major distributors like Sony Pictures Home Entertainment and Classicline. Under the 1998 Copyright Term Extension Act, its copyright is scheduled to expire on January 1, 2044.