Tess of the Storm Country

Under US copyright law, all works published before January 1, 1928, have entered the public domain due to the expiration of their maximum copyright term (95 years). This film, directed by Edwin S. Porter and starring Mary Pickford, was released in 1914. Even under the previous copyright regime, which required a renewal in the 28th year, the film would have entered the public domain in 1942 if not renewed, or in 1989 if it had been renewed. Because the 1998 Copyright Term Extension Act only extended protection for works still under copyright at that time (works from 1923 onwards), this 1914 production is definitively in the public domain regardless of renewal status. It is widely available in the public domain, including at the Library of Congress and on the Internet Archive. Note: generated without live web grounding (the grounded research engine was unavailable). Verify the cited sources independently before relying on this determination.