Protected
Take Her, She's Mine
1963 · Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corp. · Dir. Henry Koster
After reluctantly packing up his daughter, Mollie, and sending her away to study art at a Paris college, Frank Michaelson gives new meaning to the term "concerned parent." Reading Mollie's letters describing her counter-culture experiences and beatnik friends, Frank eventually grows so paranoid that he boards a plane to Paris to see firsthand the kind of lessons his daughter is learning with her new artist amour.
Confidence
95
— Legal Reasoning —
Why this status applies
The film was released in late 1963 and is subject to the copyright renewal laws for works published between 1928 and 1963. According to the US Copyright Office records and the Stanford Copyright Renewal Database, the film was originally registered on November 13, 1963, under entry LP26630 by Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corp.
Under the 1909 Copyright Act, works from this era required a renewal filing in the 28th year to extend protection. A renewal for this film was successfully filed on December 30, 1991 (Registration Number RE0000566371), by Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corp. Because the renewal was filed within the statutory window, the copyright was extended for a total term of 95 years from publication. The film is currently protected under US law and will not enter the public domain until January 1, 2059.
— Cited Sources —
Supporting facts
- U.S. Copyright Office Online Catalog (cocatalog.loc.gov)
- Stanford University Copyright Renewal Database
- David Pierce, Motion Picture Copyrights and Renewals, 1950–1959 (Logic applied to early 60s renewals)
- AFI Catalog of Feature Films
Research summary based on cited sources, not legal advice. Always consult a qualified copyright attorney before commercial use.