Public Domain
Santa Claus vs. Cupid
1915 · Edison Manufacturing Company · Dir. Will Louis
A desperate man and two romantic rivals encounter one another at a Christmas party.
Confidence
100
— Legal Reasoning —
Why this status applies
The film 'Santa Claus vs. Cupid' was released in December 1915 by the Edison Manufacturing Company. As a motion picture published before January 1, 1928, it has entered the public domain in the United States regardless of its original registration or renewal status.
Under current U.S. copyright law (the 1998 Copyright Term Extension Act), all works published or registered before 1928 have exhausted their maximum 95-year copyright term. This film's term expired no later than 2010. It is a well-documented short film from the silent era directed by Willard Louis.
— Cited Sources —
Supporting facts
- Library of Congress Catalog of Copyright Entries: Motion Pictures 1912-1939
- IMDb: Santa Claus vs. Cupid (1915)
- AFI Catalog of Feature Films (Noting short subjects of the era)
- 17 U.S.C. § 304 (Duration of Copyright)
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