Public Domain Status

film ยท first published 1919

Fit to Fight (1919), Edward H. Griffith

Work with a publication date of 1919 and creator life dates recorded in Wikidata.

Public domain in the United States
Check before relying on this answer.
  • UK: The record does not identify the director, screenplay author, dialogue author and specially commissioned composer separately.
  • EU: The record does not identify the director, screenplay author, dialogue author and specially commissioned composer separately.
  • AU: Australian films made before 1969 require a title-level transitional-rule review.

Direct answer

Status by jurisdiction

United States: Public domain since 2015-01-01 (1 January 2015), under us-published-maximum-term-expired.

United Kingdom: In copyright. The calculated public-domain date is 2046-01-01 (1 January 2046), in 19 years and 3 months, under uk-film-last-author-70.

European Union: In copyright. The calculated public-domain date is 2046-01-01 (1 January 2046), in 19 years and 3 months, under eu-film-last-author-70.

Canada: In copyright. The calculated public-domain date is 2046-01-01 (1 January 2046), in 19 years and 3 months, under ca-life-70.

Australia: Unknown. A public-domain date cannot be calculated from the recorded facts.

Japan: Public domain since 1990-01-01 (1 January 1990), under jp-film-publication-70.

JurisdictionStatusPublic domain dateConfidence
United StatesPublic domain2015-01-01derived
United KingdomIn copyright2046-01-01low
European UnionIn copyright2046-01-01low
CanadaIn copyright2046-01-01derived
AustraliaUnknownNot enough informationlow
JapanPublic domain1990-01-01derived

Rule trace

How we got there

United Statesus-published-maximum-term-expired
  1. The work was first published in 1919.
  2. Even if every available extension or restoration applied, the maximum 95-year publication term has ended.
  3. The public domain date is 2015-01-01 (1 January 2015).

Source: U.S. Copyright Office, Duration of Copyright

United Kingdomuk-film-last-author-70
  1. The last recorded relevant film author died in 1975.
  2. The film term gives 2046-01-01 (1 January 2046).

Source: UK Intellectual Property Office, duration of copyright

European Unioneu-film-last-author-70
  1. The last recorded relevant film author died in 1975.
  2. The film term gives 2046-01-01 (1 January 2046).

Source: EUR-Lex, Directive 2006/116/EC

Canadaca-life-70
  1. The last relevant creator died in 1975.
  2. The work had not entered the public domain when Canada extended the general term to life plus 70 years.
  3. The public domain date is 2046-01-01 (1 January 2046).

Source: Government of Canada, Copyright Act

Australiaau-film-pre-1969-review
  1. Australian films made before 1969 require a title-level transitional-rule review.

Source: National Library of Australia, copyright duration

Japanjp-film-publication-70
  1. The film's applicable publication or creation year is 1919.
  2. The 70-year term gives 1990-01-01 (1 January 1990).

Source: Japan Agency for Cultural Affairs, copyright system

Practical scope

What this result does and does not cover

  • A public domain result supports reuse of the original expression covered by this record in the named jurisdiction.
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  • Trademark, moral rights, privacy, publicity, contract and cultural heritage rules can still apply.

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