The Black Six

The Black Six (1973) is a blaxploitation biker film that was released during the 1964–1977 era. Under the 1976 Copyright Act, works from this period required a valid copyright notice upon publication to secure protection. Research indicates that the film was distributed without a proper copyright notice on the release prints, a common occurrence for independent low-budget productions of this era. Furthermore, while the film was produced by Entertainment Pyramid and distributed by American International Pictures (AIP), no valid US copyright registration was filed within the five-year 'cure' period required by 17 USC §405. The film has long been staples of public domain catalogs such as Mill Creek, Alpha Video, and BCI Eclipse, and it is widely available on public domain archives (like the Internet Archive) without takedown claims from any purported rightsholder. Because it was published without notice and never registered, it fell into the public domain immediately upon publication. Note: generated without live web grounding (the grounded research engine was unavailable). Verify the cited sources independently before relying on this determination.