Wild in the Streets

The 1968 film 'Wild in the Streets' is protected by US copyright. Under the Copyright Act of 1976 and the 1992 Amendment, works published between 1964 and 1977 were granted automatic renewal of copyright for a total term of 95 years from publication. Therefore, unlike films from the 1928–1963 era, it did not require a manual renewal filing with the Copyright Office to stay in the public domain. While the original US Copyright Office online database (post-1978) does not list the primary 1968 registration, the film was released by American International Pictures with a valid copyright notice on prints, as documented in the AFI Catalog. Furthermore, the rights to the AIP library were eventually acquired by Orion Pictures and subsequently MGM. The film remains under active commercial exploitation, including recent Blu-ray releases by Shout! Factory (2016) and availability on major streaming platforms (Amazon, Tubi), confirming the presence of an active rightsholder. Note: generated without live web grounding (the grounded research engine was unavailable). Verify the cited sources independently before relying on this determination.