Thunder Road

Thunder Road was produced by Robert Mitchum's DRM Productions and distributed by United Artists. It was originally registered for copyright with the US Copyright Office on May 10, 1958, under registration number LP11046. To remain under copyright, a film from 1958 was required to have its copyright renewed with the Copyright Office during its 28th year (specifically between January 1, 1985, and December 31, 1986). A search of the Stanford Copyright Renewal Database and the US Copyright Office's 1978-present online records confirms that the copyright was successfully renewed. The renewal was filed on February 10, 1986, under renewal registration number RE0000277878 by United Artists Corp. Because the renewal was validly filed within the statutory window, the film is protected by copyright in the United States for a term of 95 years from the date of publication, meaning it will not enter the public domain until January 1, 2054. The film is currently clearly under active commercial exploitation, appearing in the catalogs of major digital retailers and having undergone a high-definition restoration by Kino Lorber under license from MGM (the successor to United Artists), which further confirms its protected status.