Protected
Scudda Hoo! Scudda Hay!
1948 · Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corp. · Dir. F. Hugh Herbert
Light-hearted, old-style romance about a farm-hand who arranges to buy a pair of mules from his employer. No one is able to handle the mules and he must train them. Adding to his dilemma, he pursues his boss's daughter who gets her kicks out of keeping him guessing about her true feelings. Of course, at the end he tames both the mules and the girl.
Confidence
100
— Legal Reasoning —
Why this status applies
Scudda Hoo! Scudda Hay! (1948) is currently protected by US copyright. Under the Copyright Act of 1909, works published between 1928 and 1963 required a renewal filing in the 28th year of their first term to maintain protection for a second term. As a major studio production from Twentieth Century-Fox, the copyright was successfully renewed in 1975.
The original registration was filed on April 14, 1948, under number LP1738. A search of the Stanford Copyright Renewal Database and the Library of Congress records confirms that the copyright was renewed on August 21, 1975, under renewal number R611929 by Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corp. This renewal extended its protection to a full 95-year term from the year of publication. Consequently, the film will not enter the public domain in the United States until January 1, 2044.
— Cited Sources —
Supporting facts
- Stanford Copyright Renewal Database (ID: R611929)
- Catalog of Copyright Entries, Third Series, Vol. 29, Part 12-13, Motion Pictures and Filmstrips (1975)
- Hurst, Film Superlist: Motion Pictures in the U.S. Public Domain 1940-1949
- AFI Catalog of Feature Films (ID: 25712)
Research summary based on cited sources, not legal advice. Always consult a qualified copyright attorney before commercial use.