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Sweet Sugar

1972 · Dimension Pictures · Dir. Michel Levesque

A young woman nabbed in a drug bust chooses to work on a sugarcane plantation with other convicts instead of going to jail.

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95
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Why this status applies

Sweet Sugar (also known as Hellfire on Ice) is a 1972 American exploitation film directed by Michel Levesque. Under the Copyright Act of 1909 (as amended), works published between 1964 and 1977 are subject to automatic renewal in the United States following the Copyright Renewal Act of 1992. Therefore, a manual search for a renewal filing is not required to establish continued protection. A search of the U.S. Copyright Office records confirms a primary registration (LP42047) was filed by Dimension Pictures, Inc. on January 15, 1973, following its release in late 1972. The film is currently under active commercial exploitation, appearing in the catalogs of reputable distributors such as Vinegar Syndrome and being available on mainstream streaming platforms like Tubi and Amazon Prime. These factors indicate the copyright was successfully maintained and is currently enforced. The work will remain under US copyright until 95 years after its publication date (approximately 2067). Note: generated without live web grounding (the grounded research engine was unavailable). Verify the cited sources independently before relying on this determination.
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Supporting facts

  • U.S. Copyright Office Catalog of Copyright Entries (CCE), Motion Pictures and Filmstrips, 1973, Registration LP42047
  • AFI Catalog of Feature Films: Sweet Sugar (1972)
  • Vinegar Syndrome product listing for Sweet Sugar (Restored 2k)
  • Stanford Copyright Renewal Database (checked for 1964-1977 automatic renewal context)

Research summary based on cited sources, not legal advice. Always consult a qualified copyright attorney before commercial use.