Image: Notorious1946

Description: Description: Low-resolution reproduction of publicity photograph for the movie Notorious (1946), featuring stars Cary Grant and Ingrid Bergman Original property rights holder: RKO Pictures (Ernest Bachrach) Public domain explanation The image was distributed as a promotional photograph in the U.S. in 1946 for use by the general media, satisfying the definition of "publication." There is no evidence that it was distributed with copyright notice, as then required for copyright protection. A search of copyright renewal records for 1973 and 1974 ([1], [2], [3], [4]) reveals that no renewal was filed as would have been required to maintain copyright protection, if any, on any bound collection of material that might encompass this photograph. There is no evidence that RKO Pictures LLC, the corporate heir to the original property rights holder, claims copyright on the image.
Title: Notorious1946
Credit: Chicago-Sun Times
Author: RKO Radio Pictures (corporate author), The Kobal Collection. Photographer: Ernest Bachrach.
Permission: PD-PRE1978; PD-US-NOT RENEWED.
Usage Terms: Public domain
License: Public domain
Attribution Required?: No