Public Domain
The Woman God Forgot
1917 · Artcraft Pictures Corporation · Dir. Cecil B. DeMille
Cortez sends Alvarado to Montezuma who throws him into a dungeon from which he is rescued by Tecza who loves him. He is recaptured when her lover Guatemoco finds Alvarado hiding in her chambers. Tecza next leads Cortez into the city, thus causing the destruction of her nation and securing the love of Alvarado.
Confidence
100
— Legal Reasoning —
Why this status applies
The Woman God Forgot, directed by Cecil B. DeMille and starring Geraldine Farrar, was originally released on October 28, 1917.
Under current United States copyright law (17 U.S.C. § 304), all works published or registered before January 1, 1928, have entered the public domain regardless of whether their copyright was ever renewed. This occurs because the maximum possible term of protection for works from this era (95 years from publication) has expired.
As a 1917 production, the film entered the public domain on January 1, 1993. Therefore, no further search for renewal records or notice compliance is necessary for determining its legal status.
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— Cited Sources —
Supporting facts
- AFI Catalog of Feature Films: The Woman God Forgot (1917)
- IMDb: The Woman God Forgot (1917)
- U.S. Copyright Office: Circular 15a (Duration of Copyright)
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