I've been advised that a U.S. film I want to use for a documentary is now in the Public Domain. A 16mm print is available at the NZ Film Archives, but they require some kind of confirmation of public domain status before allowing us to make use of it. Would anyone have any idea of how we could go about formally establishing this? The former copyright holders have no information, and I've already made contact with Rick Prelinger . Thanks for considering this. All the best, Geraldene Peters PhD Researcher Department of Film, Television and Media Studies University of Auckland Private Bag 92019 Auckland AOTEAROA/NEW ZEALAND Tel: 64 09 378 9168 Email: [log in to unmask] ---- Screen-L is sponsored by the Telecommunication & Film Dept., the University of Alabama: http://www.tcf.ua.edu