The Bell from Hell

The Bell from Hell (Spanish title: La campana del infierno) is a 1973 Spanish-French co-production directed by Claudio Guerín. As a foreign production from 1973, its US copyright status is governed by the 1992 Copyright Renewal Act (automatic renewal) and the 1994 Uruguay Round Agreements Act (URAA). Under the URAA (17 U.S.C. § 104A), copyrights for foreign works that were in the public domain in the US due to non-compliance with US formalities (such as lack of registration or notice) were automatically restored on January 1, 1996, provided the work was still under copyright in its source country and that country was a member of the Berne Convention or WTO. Spain and France are both Berne Convention signatories, and the film remains protected in Spain under the standard EU term of life of the author plus 70 years. While many low-budget European horror films from this era fell into the public domain in the US due to improper notice during their initial theatrical or television distribution, the URAA effectively closed those gaps. Furthermore, the film is currently actively licensed and distributed by reputable labels such as Vinegar Syndrome, which indicates a clear chain of title and active rightsholder management. Note: generated without live web grounding (the grounded research engine was unavailable). Verify the cited sources independently before relying on this determination.