The Wonderful Wizard of Oz

The film 'The Wonderful Wizard of Oz' was released in 1910 by the Selig Polyscope Company. Under United States copyright law, all works published or registered before January 1, 1928, have entered the public domain regardless of renewal status or authorship. This film is the earliest surviving cinematic adaptation of L. Frank Baum's 1900 novel. Because the film was released well before the 1928 cutoff, its statutory copyright term has expired. There are no provisions under current US law that would restore or extend copyright for a domestic motion picture from this era. Consequently, the film is free for use, distribution, and adaptation without permission from the original estate or studio successors. Note: generated without live web grounding (the grounded research engine was unavailable). Verify the cited sources independently before relying on this determination.