The Prisoner of Zenda

The 1937 production of 'The Prisoner of Zenda' is currently under copyright protection in the United States. As a film released in 1937, it was subject to the 1909 Copyright Act, which required a renewal registration during the 28th year of its initial term to extend protection to the full 75-year (now 95-year) term. This film was successfully renewed. Specifically, the film was originally registered by Selznick International Pictures, Inc. on September 13, 1937, under registration number LP7419. A search of the Stanford Copyright Renewal Database and the Library of Congress records confirms that the copyright was renewed on August 20, 1965, by Selznick Company, Inc. under renewal number R366635. Because the renewal was filed correctly within the statutory window, the copyright was extended. Under the 1976 Copyright Act and the 1998 Sonny Bono Copyright Term Extension Act, the copyright for works in their renewal term was extended to a total of 95 years from the date of original publication. Therefore, the film will not enter the public domain until January 1, 2033.