ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd, ðə pˈeɪntɪŋ wʌz ɹˈɛdʒɪstɚd æz ɐ tɹˈeɪdmɑːɹk ɪnðə juːnˈaɪɾᵻd stˈeɪts ænd kˈænədə baɪ eɪmˈiːl bɜːlˈɪnɚ, fˈaʊndɚɹ ʌvðə ɡɹˈæməfˌoʊn kˈʌmpəni, bᵻfˌoːɹ sˈʌbsᵻkwəntli bˌiːɪŋ tɹænsfˈɜːd ðə fˈɑːloʊɪŋ jˈɪɹ tʊ ˈɛldɹɪdʒ dʒˈɑːnsən ʌvðə vˈɪktɚ tˈɔːkɪŋ məʃˈiːn kˈʌmpəni, lˈeɪɾɚɹ ˌɑːɹsˌiːˈeɪ vˈɪktɚ, wˌɪtʃ ɛkstˈɛndᵻd ðə kˈɑːpɪɹˌaɪt fˈɜːðɚɹ ɐfˈiːld.
In 1900, the painting was registered as a trademark in the United States and Canada by Emile Berliner, founder of the Gramophone Company, before subsequently being transferred the following year to Eldridge Johnson of the Victor Talking Machine Company, later RCA Victor, which extended the copyright further afield.