Public Domain
Troubles of a Manager of a Burlesque Show
1904 · American Mutoscope & Biograph
Facing a stationary camera, sitting at a desk, a man works busily. Posters of burlesque queens are on the wall behind him. A single woman, followed later by later two others, comes into the office seeking a job. The manager hands each a box with a costume in it and points to dressing rooms. Each of the women has a different reaction when she discovers the nature of her costume, and the busy manager has a distinct response to each of the women as well.
Confidence
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Why this status applies
This film was released in early 1904, produced by the American Mutoscope & Biograph Company. It is definitively in the public domain in the United States because it was published before January 1, 1928.
Under current U.S. copyright law, all works published prior to 1928 have seen their maximum possible term of protection (95 years) expire. The film was originally registered as a series of paper prints for copyright protection (Registration Number H41639, dated January 26, 1904), but regardless of registration or renewal status, its age places it in the public domain by operation of law.
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Supporting facts
- AFI Catalog of Feature Films
- Library of Congress, Catalog of Copyright Entries: Motion Pictures 1894-1912
- Kemp R. Niver, Early Motion Pictures: The Paper Print Collection in the Library of Congress
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