# RightsAtlas Research Packet — Dementia 13 (1963)

> ⚠️ **NOT legal advice.** This is a primary-source research packet describing **United States** copyright status only. It is not a clearance certificate and not a DMCA counter-notification. Verify independently before any platform dispute.

**Scope:** Tier A — **film-print layer only**. Music, story, trademark, and restorations are NOT cleared by this packet.
**Packet version:** `2026-10-05-c2bade8`  ·  **Generated:** 2026-10-05  ·  **Country:** US  ·  **Last verified:** 2026-10-05

## ⚠️ Sound recordings (pre-1972)
Sound recordings fixed before **15 Feb 1972** can be protected under state law / the Music Modernization Act until **2067 or later** — the film *print* being public domain does **not** free the music track. Assume the recorded score is a claim risk.

## Film print — Verified public domain
- **cce_entry:** No entry for 'Dementia 13' found in the Library of Congress Catalog of Copyright Entries, Cumulative Series: Motion Pictures 1960–1969. This volume indexes all motion picture registrations from that decade; the film's absence indicates it was never formally registered under the 1909 Act. — [Library of Congress / Internet Archive — CCE Motion Pictures 1960–1969](https://archive.org/details/Motionpict19601969librrich0013)
- **research_note:** Roger Corman's The Filmgroup is documented to have routinely released films without copyright registration. The company dissolved in 1968. No renewal record for the statutory 28th year (1991) has been located. — [Wikipedia — The Filmgroup](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Filmgroup)
- **hosting:** Multiple long-running Internet Archive copies exist without restriction, consistent with accepted public domain status. — [Internet Archive](https://archive.org/details/dementia-13-1963-horror-full-movie-francis-ford-coppola)


## Other layers — NOT cleared by this packet

| Layer | Status | Evidence on file |
|---|---|---|
| Music score | Verified public domain | 1 item(s) |
| Underlying story / screenplay | Verified public domain | 1 item(s) |
| Character trademarks | Undetermined | 1 item(s) |
| Restorations / re-releases | Not public domain | 1 item(s) |

## What this means
- **Watching:** Watching via the linked archival copies is generally the lowest-risk activity.
- **Reusing / monetizing:** Strong public-domain case across print, score and story — reuse and monetization carry the lowest risk profile.

## Archival copies
- [Internet Archive — Dementia 13 (1963), archival print](https://archive.org/details/dementia-13-1963-horror-full-movie-francis-ford-coppola) · 360p
- [Internet Archive — double feature (The Terror & Dementia 13), DVD rip](https://archive.org/details/TERRORDEMENTIA13) · 480p

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_Valid as of 2026-10-05. Copyright status can change — check the live dossier before relying on this in a dispute:_ https://bitgitty.github.io/rightsatlas/film/dementia-13-1963/