Stars in My Crown

Stars in My Crown was released by MGM in 1950. As a film released during the 1928–1963 window, US copyright protection was contingent upon a valid renewal filing with the U.S. Copyright Office during the 28th year of the first term. According to the Stanford Copyright Renewal Database and the Catalog of Copyright Entries (CCE), the copyright was successfully renewed. The original registration was filed on March 6, 1950, under LP2921. The renewal was filed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Inc. on August 4, 1977, under renewal number R668276. Because the renewal was filed correctly, the film's copyright was extended for a second term. Under the 1976 Copyright Act and subsequent extensions, the film is protected for 95 years from the date of publication, meaning it will not enter the public domain until January 1, 2046. The film is currently managed by Warner Bros. (via Turner Entertainment), which acquired the pre-1986 MGM library. It remains commercially active, seeing regular broadcasts on Turner Classic Movies and releases through the Warner Archive Collection, confirming it is not an orphan work. Note: generated without live web grounding (the grounded research engine was unavailable). Verify the cited sources independently before relying on this determination.