Public Domain
Swimming Pool, Palm Beach
1905 · American Mutoscope and Biograph Company
Diving in the Swimming Pool at Palm Beach, Florida.
Confidence
100
— Legal Reasoning —
Why this status applies
This film was produced by the American Mutoscope and Biograph Company and photographed by G.W. 'Billy' Bitzer in early 1905. It was officially registered for copyright as a paper print by Biograph on May 2, 1905 (Registration No. H60023). Under the U.S. Copyright Act of 1909 and its predecessors, works published or registered before 1928 have reached the end of their maximum possible copyright term (originally 28 years plus a 28-year renewal). As a pre-1928 work, it entered the public domain in the United States decades ago. The film is currently held in the Library of Congress Paper Print Collection and is widely recognized by film historians and archives as public domain due to its age.
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— Cited Sources —
Supporting facts
- Kemp R. Niver, Early Motion Pictures: The Paper Print Collection in the Library of Congress (1985)
- Library of Congress, Catalog of Copyright Entries: Motion Pictures 1894-1912
- AFI Catalog of Feature Films (Short Film Records)
- Internet Archive, Moving Image Archive
Research summary based on cited sources, not legal advice. Always consult a qualified copyright attorney before commercial use.