Time Table

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 copyright term to remain protected. 'Time Table', directed by and starring Mark Stevens, was registered for copyright by Mark Stevens Productions on February 8, 1956, under registration number LP5963. A thorough search of the Stanford Copyright Renewal Database and the Library of Congress Catalog of Copyright Entries (CCE) reveals no renewal registration for this film. The renewal window for a 1956 registration would have been in 1983 or 1984. Because the copyright was not renewed, the film entered the public domain in the United States upon the expiration of its initial 28-year term at the end of 1984. This film is widely recognized in the film industry and by PD researchers as being in the public domain. It is frequently included in public domain film collections (notably from Alpha Video) and is legally hosted on various archival platforms without challenge from the original production entity, which is long defunct.