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Curse of Frankenstein - licensor?
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DVD Profiler Unlimited RegistrantStar ContributorGSyren
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The opening titles of Curse of Frankenstein say
Copyright MVMLVII Clarion Film Productions

However, the back cover says
Copyright 1957 Clarion Film Productions. Renewed 1985 by Hammer Film Productions Ltd.

Actually, the rules do not mention copyright holder, but I assume that it is the same as licensor?
If so, which company should be entered as licensor; Clarion, Hammer or both?
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The licensor would be the current copyright holder (current at time of the DVD/BD release). If Hammer still exists, if they still own the rights, and if they have licensed the movie to another company, then they get a credit as licensor.

This is important, because changes of ownership usually aren't tracked in the credits. The copyright renewal was made to prevent the movie from falling into public domain, and not to specifically point out an ownership change.
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