Is it actually copyright free? How can such a large library of downloadable content come without any issues? Do they contact all the owners of the footage/work and they release it to them? Am I able to then use any of it in my own projects?
Archive.org allows people to upload basically anything they want. I assume they take down anything that they get DMCA requests for, but there is a ton of stuff on there that is absolutely protected by copyright.
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