Voodoo Woman

Voodoo Woman was released in 1957 by American International Pictures. Under the 1909 Copyright Act, works published between 1928 and 1963 required a copyright renewal with the U.S. Copyright Office during the 28th year of their initial term to maintain protection. For a 1957 film, a renewal application should have been filed in 1984 or 1985. A search of the Stanford Copyright Renewal Database, the U.S. Copyright Office online records, and the 'Film Superlist' (Hurst/Baer) reveals no renewal record for this title. While the film was originally registered (LP8095), the failure to renew the copyright caused the film to fall into the public domain at the end of its first 28-year term. This status is further supported by the film's presence in numerous public domain 'multipack' DVD collections (such as those from Mill Creek Entertainment) and its widespread availability on archive sites without takedown notices from the successor-in-interest to AIP (which would typically be MGM/Orion). Because the film was a U.S. production, it is not eligible for URAA restoration. Note: generated without live web grounding (the grounded research engine was unavailable). Verify the cited sources independently before relying on this determination.