Captain Thunderbolt (1951) - copyright and access issues
| Captain Thunderbolt 1951 | Copyright & access issues | Chronology of references | Mary Ann Bugg | Abstract: The following is an argument for the Public Domain status of the Australian bushranger film Captain Thunderbolt (1951) and removal of the present 113 year copyright restriction, which does not expire until 2064. The argument was put to the Australian Copyright Council during February-March 2024. Unfortunately it was rejected in large part, and the restrictive copyright remains in place in regard to script and musical content maintaining copyright over the entire final version of the film. As a result, free, unrestricted access the film does not exist and, as a result, it remains largely unknown and inaccessible to the general public and educational institutions, much to the detriment of the study and promotion of Australia's film heritage. Introduction Australia's first combined cinema and television film Captain Thunderbolt was produced by t
