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So Evil My Love
1948 · Paramount Pictures · Dir. Lewis Allen
In the late 19th century, on board a ship sailing from Jamaica to England, Olivia Harwood, a recent widow, takes on the task of caring for several malaria patients, including Mark Bellis, a mysterious and tormented painter.
Confidence
95
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Why this status applies
So Evil My Love (1948) was a Paramount Pictures production (filmed at Denham Studios in the UK but produced by Hal B. Wallis for the American studio Paramount). As a work published between 1928 and 1963, its copyright status depends on whether a renewal was filed with the US Copyright Office during the 28th year of its original term.
According to the Stanford Copyright Renewal Database and the Catalog of Copyright Entries (CCE), the copyright was successfully renewed. The original registration was LP1704 (filed July 21, 1948) by Paramount Pictures Inc. The renewal was filed on March 18, 1976, under renewal registration number R628676 by Universal City Studios, Inc. (which had acquired the rights to Paramount's 1929–1949 sound feature library). Because the renewal was filed within the statutory window, the film remains under copyright protection in the United States for 95 years from its publication date.
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Supporting facts
- Stanford Copyright Renewal Database (R628676)
- U.S. Copyright Office Catalog of Copyright Entries, Motion Pictures 1940-1949
- AFI Catalog of Feature Films
- Library of Congress CCE (Renewal 1976)
Research summary based on cited sources, not legal advice. Always consult a qualified copyright attorney before commercial use.