The Cost of Carelessness

This short film, produced by the Lubin Manufacturing Company and released in late 1913, is definitively in the public domain in the United States. Under current U.S. copyright law, all works published or registered before January 1, 1929, have seen their statutory copyright terms expire as of January 1, 2024. The film was a dramatic short focusing on the dangers of negligence within the workplace (specifically rail travel and industrial settings). Because it was published over 110 years ago, it surpassed the maximum possible 95-year protection window long ago. No analysis of renewals or notice is required for works of this vintage.