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White Horse Rapids

1901 · Edison Manufacturing Company
Confidence
100
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Why this status applies

The film 'White Horse Rapids' was produced by Thomas A. Edison's Edison Manufacturing Company. While the user provided 1900 as an approximate year, Edison's film of this title was registered for copyright as a 'paper print' (a common practice at the time to secure protection under still photography laws) and released in 1901. It belongs to the famous series of films shot by Edison's cameramen documenting the Yukon and Alaska. Under current US copyright law, all works published or registered before January 1, 1928, have entered the public domain. As a 1901 production, the maximum possible term of copyright (including the original 28-year term and the 28-year renewal period allowed under the 1909 Act) has long since expired. The film is widely available in public domain archives, including the Library of Congress's American Memory collection. Note: generated without live web grounding (the grounded research engine was unavailable). Verify the cited sources independently before relying on this determination.
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Supporting facts

  • Library of Congress (Catalog of Copyright Entries: Motion Pictures 1894-1912)
  • AFI Catalog of Feature Films (1893-1910 database)
  • Niver, Kemp R. 'Early Motion Pictures: The Paper Print Collection in the Library of Congress'
  • IMDb - White Horse Rapids (1901)

Research summary based on cited sources, not legal advice. Always consult a qualified copyright attorney before commercial use.