The Vagabond

The Vagabond, written, directed by, and starring Charlie Chaplin, was released on July 10, 1916. Under US copyright law, all works published or registered before January 1, 1928, have entered the public domain regardless of renewal status. The film was originally registered for copyright by Lone Star Corp. on July 10, 1916 (LP8662). Even if the copyright had been properly renewed in its 28th year (circa 1944), the maximum possible protection period for works from this era was 75 years (extended to 95 years by the 1998 Copyright Term Extension Act for works still under protection at that time). However, because the film was published before 1928, its term expired no later than the end of 1991. It is now free for use and distribution in the United States. Note: generated without live web grounding (the grounded research engine was unavailable). Verify the cited sources independently before relying on this determination.