The Howl (L'urlo)

The Howl (L'urlo), directed by Tinto Brass, was released in 1970 and falls under the 1964–1977 era. Because it is a foreign production (Italy), its US copyright status is governed by the Uruguay Round Agreements Act (URAA), codified in 17 U.S.C. § 104A. Under the URAA, foreign works that were in the public domain in the US due to non-compliance with US formalities (such as lack of US copyright notice or failure to renew) had their copyrights automatically restored on January 1, 1996, provided they were still under copyright in their source country at that time. In Italy, the term of protection for cinematographic works is 70 years after the death of the last surviving author (director, screenwriter, or composer). As the director Tinto Brass is still alive and the work was clearly under Italian protection in 1996, it qualifies for URAA restoration. The film is currently actively managed and distributed by RKO Pictures and other international rights holders, with recent digital restorations and commercial availability (e.g., Cult Epics releases), further confirming its protected status. No evidence of a US notice defect that would have bypassed restoration was found. Note: generated without live web grounding (the grounded research engine was unavailable). Verify the cited sources independently before relying on this determination.