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?
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Mostly they focus on legitimate archival that doesn’t draw any copyright claims, such as abandoned content. But they absolutely do [respect legitimate DMCA takedown requests](https://help.archive.org/help/i-cant-find-my-items/).
One thing that’s special about them is that [they received an exemption for the DMCA anti-circumvention clause](https://archive.org/about/dmca.php). This allows them to host materials with copy protection removed.
Recently they’ve come under fire because of [their digital lending library](https://www.npr.org/2023/03/26/1166101459/internet-archive-lawsuit-books-library-publishers).
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