Public Domain
The Puzzle
1923 · Hal Roach Studios · Dir. Dave Fleischer
Koko the Clown and his creator, Max Fleischer, go on a strange journey to Puzzle Town.
Confidence
100
— Legal Reasoning —
Why this status applies
The film 'The Puzzle' is a short silent comedy released in 1923, part of the 'Our Gang' (Little Rascals) series produced by Hal Roach and distributed by Pathé Exchange. Under current United States copyright law, all works published or registered before January 1, 1929, have entered the public domain.
Since this film was released in 1923, its maximum possible copyright term (which was 95 years from publication) expired no later than the end of 2018. Consequently, the work is definitively in the public domain in the United States. No renewal search is necessary because the absolute expiration date for 1923 works has passed.
— Cited Sources —
Supporting facts
- AFI Catalog of Feature Films
- IMDb
- Maltin, Leonard. 'The Little Rascals: The Life and Times of Our Gang.' Crown, 1992.
- 17 U.S.C. § 304 (Copyright Act of 1976 and subsequent extensions)
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