Yes; France protects film for the life of the creator plus 70 years, using the year of death of the last living collaborator. Auguste Lumiere died in 1954, meaning the films will be protected through 2024.
Because they were so young when they made the films, and so old when they died, some of their earliest works will have been protected for 129 years!
on December 8th, 1895
The Lumière Brothers, Auguste and Louis Lumière, were pioneering filmmakers in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. They are credited with inventing the Cinématographe, an early motion picture camera, and are considered among the first filmmakers in history. Their short films, such as "Workers Leaving the Lumière Factory" and "Arrival of a Train at La Ciotat," were some of the earliest examples of cinema.
Copying films is illegal, unless you own the copyrights to the film.
The copyrights on the novel ran out long ago. The copyrights on the 2005 movie are owned by Universal Studios and Scion Films in partnership, according to the notice on the DVD. The copyrights on the 1995 TV miniseries are owned by the British Broadcasting Corporation. A&E was also involved, but my DVD does not list them as a copyright holder.
Camp Rock, Jonas Brothers
Warner Brothers
yeah "super Mario brothers" in (1993)
J.K. Rowling. (or Warner Brothers, if it is about the films).
Warner Brothers
Gummo
Piano
from as early as the 1890s to the late 1930's and early 1940's