Stolen Moments

The film 'Stolen Moments' was released in the United States in December 1920 (with wide release in 1921). It is a silent drama notable for featuring Rudolph Valentino in one of his early roles before he achieved superstardom. Under US copyright law, all works published or registered before January 1, 1928, have entered the public domain. This occurs because the maximum possible term for works from this era (including the first term of 28 years and the renewal term, which was extended by the Copyright Act of 1976 and the Sonny Bono Copyright Term Extension Act) has expired. Since this film was published in 1920, it became public domain no later than 1996. Because the film is well before the 1928 cutoff, it is definitively public domain regardless of whether it was ever renewed. Most copies available today through various archives and public domain distributors (such as Alpha Video) reflect this status.