Public Domain
That Little Band of Gold
1915 · Keystone Film Company · Dir. Roscoe Arbuckle
A happy young couple become engaged, and soon afterwards they are married. But after their marriage, the husband begins to stay out carousing with his friends, leaving his wife at home with her mother. Then, when the three of them go to the opera together, the husband spots one of his friends in another box. Soon the domestic difficulties reach their peak.
Confidence
100
— Legal Reasoning —
Why this status applies
Under the current Copyright Act of 1976 and the subsequent Sonny Bono Copyright Term Extension Act, all works published or registered before January 1, 1928, have entered the public domain in the United States upon the expiration of their maximum 95-year term.
'That Little Band of Gold' was released by the Keystone Film Company (distributed by Mutual Film) on March 15, 1915. It was a slapstick comedy short starring Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle and Mabel Normand. Because its original publication occurred nearly 110 years ago, well before the 1928 cutoff, it is definitively in the public domain regardless of whether its copyright was ever renewed.
— Cited Sources —
Supporting facts
- Library of Congress, Catalog of Copyright Entries (CCE) 1894–1923
- AFI Catalog of Feature Films (1911-1920) / Keystone Shorts Index
- Internet Movie Database (IMDb) - That Little Band of Gold (1915)
Research summary based on cited sources, not legal advice. Always consult a qualified copyright attorney before commercial use.