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• The image was published as an advertisement in the U.S. in 1927. There is no evidence that copyright notice was originally filed on the image, as then required. For instance, this image evidently shows the entire advertisement and no copyright notice.
• A search of copyright renewal records for 1954 and 1955 ([1], [2], [3], [4]) reveals no evidence that Warner Bros. or John Hamrick or any asignee renewed copyrights to this advertisement or any collection of advertisements or any collection of material that might encompass this advertisement as would have been required to maintain copyright protection, if any.
• There is no evidence that Warner Bros. or its parent company, Time Warner, or any asignee of John Hamrick claims copyright on the image.

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• 2006-09-16 03:04 DCGeist 260×440×8 (56149 bytes) poster for [[Warner Bros.]]' ''[[The Jazz Singer]]'' (1927), screening with Fox Movietone News

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