The Strenuous Life; or, Anti-Race Suicide

This film was produced by the Edison Manufacturing Company and registered for copyright in 1904. The film is a satirical comedy referencing President Theodore Roosevelt's 'strenuous life' philosophy and his public concerns regarding 'race suicide.' It was directed by Edwin S. Porter. Under current US copyright law, all works published before January 1, 1929, have entered the public domain regardless of renewal status. As a 1904 production, this film's copyright expired at the latest by the end of its initial 28-year term plus the subsequent renewal term allowed under the 1909 Act, all of which occurred well before the automatic extensions of the 1976 and 1998 Acts. Therefore, it is definitively in the public domain in the United States.