Saved by the Juvenile Court

Under the current laws of the United States, all works published before January 1, 1929, have entered the public domain. 'Saved by the Juvenile Court' was released in 1913 by the Selig Polyscope Company, placing it well within the pre-1929 window for expiration of copyright. The film was a notable silent era production starring Otis Harlan. Records from the Library of Congress (Catalog of Copyright Entries) confirm that films from this era relied on a maximum of two 28-year terms (totaling 56 years), all of which would have expired by the late 1960s even if they had been renewed. Regardless of renewal status, the 95-year limit for works for hire published before 1978 also would have expired in 2008. Consequently, the film is definitively in the public domain.