The Tijuana Story

Under the Copyright Act of 1909, works published between 1928 and 1963 required a renewal filing with the US Copyright Office during the 28th year of their first term to remain protected. 'The Tijuana Story' was originally registered for copyright by Columbia Pictures Corp. on October 1, 1957, under registration number LP9295. A search of the Stanford Copyright Renewal Database and the Library of Congress Catalog of Copyright Entries confirms that the copyright was successfully renewed. The renewal was filed by Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc. on March 14, 1985, under renewal registration number RE239088. This renewal extended the protection for a second term, where it was later granted 95 years of total protection by the 1976 Act and the 1998 Sonny Bono Copyright Term Extension Act. Because the renewal was filed within the statutory window, the film remains under copyright in the United States. It is currently owned by Sony Pictures (the successor to Columbia) and is not expected to enter the public domain until January 1, 2053.