User:William Ellison

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Copyright for posters

Description
English: Theatrical release poster for the 1933 film State Fair.
Date
Source
English: Scan via Heritage Auctions.
Author
English: "Copyright by Twentieth Century–Fox Film Corp MXMXXXIII" - Restored by Adam Cuerden
Permission
(Reusing this file)
English: The poster included a valid copyright notice, seen at bottom right. However, the copyright for the artwork was not renewed, as was required by American copyright law to extend/maintain protection for works published 1963 or earlier. In order to maintain copyright protection, the poster would have had to be renewed 28 years after publication, in either 1960 or 1961 (see the sections for "Artwork: Original registrations and renewals" and refer to the links to search the copyright catalogs for those years). Because it was not renewed, copyright lapsed at that time. Note that the poster art is a distinct work from the film it represents and had to be renewed separately.
Other versions
This is a retouched picture, which means that it has been digitally altered from its original version. Modifications: Fold lines and dust specks cloned/healing brushed out. Rotated to straighten up. Levels adjustment. Slight expansion to right border to even out edges (the original rotation meant the right border got very thin at the bottom). Done from unedited original.. Modifications made by Adam Cuerden.

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