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Publicity photograph of Hal Holbrook as the Stage Manager in the 1977 television specially-presented adaptation of Our Town. The TV adaptation aired on May 30, 1977, 9–11 PM ET.

Date Press information was May 6, 1977. Stamped by Field Enterprises in June 1977.
Source Personally bought from eBay.com and scanned from the scanner into the hard drive.
Author NBC Television
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See http://www.copyright.gov/history/1909act.pdf for older rules that apply to pre-1978 works without required notice. See more at Appendix A of the Copyright Act of 1976: http://www.copyright.gov/title17/92appa.pdf.
Copyright Act of 1976 Under Appendix A, the 1976 Act does not provide copyright protection for pre-1978 U.S. works already in the public domain.
Explanations about older publicity releases Film production expert Eve Light Honthaner in The Complete Film Production Handbook, (Focal Press, 2001 p. 211.):
“Publicity photos (star headshots) have traditionally not been copyrighted. Since they are disseminated to the public, they are generally considered public domain, and therefore clearance by the studio that produced them is not necessary.”

The Professional Photographer's Legal Handbook By Nancy E. Wolff, Allworth Communications, 2007, p. 55:

“There is a vast body of photographs, including but not limited to publicity stills, that have no notice as to who may have created them.”

Creative Clearance-Publicity photos"

“Publicity Photos (star headshots) older publicity stills have usually not been copyrighted and since they have been disseminated to the public, they are generally considered public domain and therefore there is no necessity to clear them with the studio that produced them (if you can even determine who did).”

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current20:27, 31 January 2012Thumbnail for version as of 20:27, 31 January 20123,088 × 4,021 (10.88 MB)George Ho (talk | contribs)showing front photo, cropped and retouched
20:23, 31 January 2012Thumbnail for version as of 20:23, 31 January 20121,014 × 641 (973 KB)George Ho (talk | contribs){{Information |Description=Publicity photograph of w:Hal Holbrook as the Stage Manager in the 1977 television specially-presented adaptation of ''w:Our Town'' |Source=Personally scanned from the scanner into the hard drive. |Date=Press informa
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