For the uninitiated, the Internet Archive (archive.org) is a San Francisco-based non-profit digital library founded by Brewster Kahle in 1996. Its mission is simple: provide "universal access to all knowledge." It is best known for the , which archives web pages, but its media section is a treasure trove of live music, books, software, and—crucially—film and television.
It is a legal gray area, yes. But for preservationists, the moral argument is clear: When commercial platforms abandon a film, the Archive catches it. buffalo 66 internet archive