Protected
Union Station
1950 · Paramount Pictures · Dir. Rudolph Maté
Police catch a break when suspected kidnappers are spotted on a train heading towards Union Station. Police, train station security and a witness try to piece together the crime and get back the blind daughter of a rich business man.
Confidence
100
— Legal Reasoning —
Why this status applies
Union Station, directed by Rudolph Maté and starring William Holden, was released by Paramount Pictures in 1950. As a film released between 1928 and 1963, its copyright status depended on a timely renewal filing with the US Copyright Office during the 28th year of its first term. According to the Stanford Copyright Renewal Database and the Catalog of Copyright Entries (CCE), the copyright was successfully renewed.
The original registration was filed on September 13, 1950, under number LP356. The renewal was filed by Paramount Pictures Corp. on September 30, 1977, under renewal number RE-1-848. Because the renewal was filed correctly, the film entered its second copyright term. Under the Copyright Term Extension Act of 1998, its protection was extended to 95 years from the date of original publication. It is currently scheduled to enter the public domain in the United States on January 1, 2046.
— Cited Sources —
Supporting facts
- Stanford Copyright Renewal Database (RE-1-848)
- U. Penn Catalog of Copyright Entries (CCE) - Motion Pictures 1950-1959
- AFI Catalog of Feature Films
- Library of Congress Online Catalog (cocatalog.loc.gov)
Research summary based on cited sources, not legal advice. Always consult a qualified copyright attorney before commercial use.