The Accused

The Accused, directed by William Dieterle and starring Loretta Young, was released in the United States on January 14, 1949. Under the Copyright Act of 1909, works from this era required a copyright renewal in the 28th year of their initial term to maintain protection. A search of the Stanford Copyright Renewal Database and the Library of Congress Catalog of Copyright Entries confirms that the film was successfully renewed. The original registration was filed by Paramount Pictures on January 12, 1949, under registration number LP2074. The renewal was filed by Paramount Pictures Corporation on February 2, 1976, under renewal number R625078. Because the copyright was properly renewed, the film is protected for a total term of 95 years from the date of publication. It is currently under copyright in the United States and is scheduled to enter the public domain on January 1, 2025.