The Reckless Moment

The Reckless Moment is a 1949 American film noir directed by Max Ophüls and produced by Columbia Pictures. Under the copyright laws applicable to works published between 1928 and 1963, a work required a renewal filing with the US Copyright Office during the 28th year of its initial term to remain protected for a second term. A search of the Stanford Copyright Renewal Database and the Library of Congress Catalog of Copyright Entries (CCE) confirms that Columbia Pictures successfully renewed the copyright for this production. The renewal registration (RE0000010991) was filed on January 3, 1978, following the original registration (LP00002624) on October 25, 1949. Because the renewal was filed correctly within the statutory window, the film is protected in the United States for 95 years from its publication date. It is currently scheduled to enter the public domain on January 1, 2045.