 Most "Wochenschau" films are still copyrighted; the rights are held by Transit Film GmbH in Germany.In the U.S. the copyright on these films from 1914 until 1945 expired due to non-compliance with U.S. copyright formalities; the copyright was restored in 1996 by the URAA on those published after 1922.The Transit Film company then filed so-called "notices of intent to enforce" (NIEs) with the United States Copyright Office and can now enforce its copyrights, even against parties who rightfully used their films before the URAA became effective.