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Poster:	Video-Cellar	Date:	October 15, 2012 09:50:50pm
Forum:	moviesandfilms	Subject:	Re: Last Man on Earth removed?

the make dark task says it was removed

"per copyright claimant Angelo S. Draicchio, L'Amministratore Unico, Ripley's Film, Srl, Via Don Filippo Rinaldi, 9, 00181 Rome - Italy -, tel. 0039 06 78 44 14 01, fax 0039 06 78 44 14 30, info@ripleysfilm.it"

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Poster:	AnthonyMann	Date:	October 15, 2012 10:06:27pm
Forum:	moviesandfilms	Subject:	Re: Last Man on Earth removed?

That's odd. The film has never had a copyright on it (either in titles sequence or end) and doesn't show up in a copyright.gov search. Is this an automated process erring on the side of caution (e.g. Plan 9 from Outer Space) or is it legit/for good?

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Poster:	Video-Cellar	Date:	October 15, 2012 11:31:36pm
Forum:	moviesandfilms	Subject:	Re: Last Man on Earth removed?

As far as I have ever been able to find the film was published in January 1964 in the US with a 1963 notice. It was then not renewed. The film was first published in the US. Even though it is an Italian co-production it would seem to be ineligible for GATT restoration due to being first published in the US.

The claim would be suspect at best

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Poster:	AnthonyMann	Date:	October 16, 2012 04:39:20am
Forum:	moviesandfilms	Subject:	Re: Last Man on Earth removed?

What happens in cases like this where the claim is suspect?