Website: Prelinger Archives

Website’s Rights Statement: Terms of Use #1, Terms of Use #2

The Prelinger Archives offers a large collection of public films, including educational, advertising, industrial, and amateur. These materials are available for free download and can be used, modified, and distributed without restriction. According to the terms of use, “Prelinger Archives used the Creative Commons Public Domain Dedication for many years. After some time it became clear that this license did not work well with many films in our archives and we stopped using it”, implying that while the rights information may differ based on the individual item pages, most are now in the public domain.