Image: Citizen Kane poster, 1941 (Style B, unrestored)
Description: Theatrical poster for the American release of the 1941 film Citizen Kane. This design is designated "Style B". This image is a scan of an unrestored original poster.
Title: Citizen Kane poster, 1941 (Style B, unrestored)
Credit: Scan via Heritage Auctions. Cropped from the original image.
Author: William Rose
Permission: The poster included a valid copyright notice, seen at bottom left. 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 1968 or 1969 (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.
Usage Terms: Public domain
License: Public domain
Attribution Required?: No
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