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Forgotten faces: why some of our cinema heritage is part of the public domain
- Film History: An International Journal
- Indiana University Press
- Volume 19, Number 2, 2007
- pp. 125-143
- 10.2979/fil.2007.19.2.125
- Article
- Additional Information
When a copyright expires or is not properly renewed, a work falls into the public domain and can be freely reproduced, distributed, and displayed. David Pierce explains how a number of classic films from the studio era entered the public domain, including A Fool There Was, Phantom of the Opera, Night of the Living Dead, Charade, Love Affair, Farewell to Arms, A Star Is Born, Dixiana, Topper Returns, Royal Wedding and Father’s Little Dividend.