The Cape Canaveral Monsters

The Cape Canaveral Monsters

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== Ownership ==
== Ownership ==
Exactly who owns the rights to ''The Cape Canaveral Monsters'' is difficult to determine. Two sources agree that the movie, although made in 1960, was not copyrighted until 1988. However, while [[Turner Classic Movies]] and [[Bloomberg L.P.|Bloomberg]] say that [[Paramount Pictures]], now part of [[Viacom (2005–present)|Viacom]] Inc. holds the copyright,{{Cite web|url=https://www.tcm.com/tcmb/70202/The-Cape-Canaveral-Monsters/notes.htm|title=Notes|website=Turner Classic Movies}}{{dead link|date=April 2025|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/search?query=Paramount+Pictures|title=Paramount Pictures|website=Bloomberg Inc.}} the [[American Film Institute]] says that the copyright is held by [[Republic Pictures Corporation|Republic Pictures Corp]]., which at present is a subsidiary of [[CBS]].{{Cite web|url=https://www.afi.com/members//catalog/DetailView.aspx?=&Movie=53107|title=Detail View|website=American Film Institute}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/research/stocks/snapshot.asp?privcapid+887784|title=Stocks Research|website=Bloomberg Inc.}} Yet the film itself shows in the opening credits that it was copyrighted by CCM Productions Inc. in 1960.{{Cite web|url=https://archive.org/details/CapeCanaveralMonsters|title=Details|website=Archive.org}} Several websites that stream the film or sell DVDs of it list it as being in the public domain.
Exactly who owns the rights to ''The Cape Canaveral Monsters'' is difficult to determine. Two sources agree that the movie, although made in 1960, was not copyrighted until 1988. However, while [[Turner Classic Movies]] and [[Bloomberg L.P.|Bloomberg]] say that [[Paramount Pictures]], now part of the [[Paramount Skydance|Paramount Skydance Corporation]] (previously owned by [[Viacom (2005–2019)|Viacom]] Inc. until 2019) holds the copyright,{{Cite web|url=https://www.tcm.com/tcmb/70202/The-Cape-Canaveral-Monsters/notes.htm|title=Notes|website=Turner Classic Movies}}{{dead link|date=April 2025|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/search?query=Paramount+Pictures|title=Paramount Pictures|website=Bloomberg Inc.}} the [[American Film Institute]] says that the copyright is held by [[Republic Pictures Corporation|Republic Pictures Corp]]., which at present is also owned by Paramount Skydance (formerly a subsidiary of [[CBS Corporation|CBS]] prior to its merger with Viacom).{{Cite web|url=https://www.afi.com/members//catalog/DetailView.aspx?=&Movie=53107|title=Detail View|website=American Film Institute}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/research/stocks/snapshot.asp?privcapid+887784|title=Stocks Research|website=Bloomberg Inc.}} Yet the film itself shows in the opening credits that it was copyrighted by CCM Productions Inc. in 1960.{{Cite web|url=https://archive.org/details/CapeCanaveralMonsters|title=Details|website=Archive.org}} Several websites that stream the film or sell DVDs of it list it as being in the public domain.


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