Seddok, l'erede di Satana

The film 'Seddok, l'erede di Satana' (released in the US as 'Atom Age Vampire') was released in Italy in 1960 and subsequently distributed in the United States in 1963. Under the Copyright Act of 1909 (applicable to the 1963 US release), foreign works required a valid US copyright notice and a subsequent renewal. While no US copyright renewal was found in the Stanford Renewal Database or the CCE for its US title 'Atom Age Vampire,' its status is governed by the Uruguay Round Agreements Act (URAA) of 1994 (17 USC § 104A). Under the URAA, copyright was automatically restored in the US for foreign works that were still under copyright in their source country on the restoration date (January 1, 1996), provided the work was not in the public domain in its source country due to expiration of term. In Italy, cinematographic works are protected for 70 years after the death of the last surviving author (director, screenwriter, etc.). As the director Anton Giulio Majano died in 1994, the film remains protected in Italy. Therefore, its US copyright was restored by the URAA. The film is currently actively licensed and distributed by reputable companies such as Kino Lorber and Image Entertainment, confirming its protected status. Note: generated without live web grounding (the grounded research engine was unavailable). Verify the cited sources independently before relying on this determination.