Last week, I wrote about Carl Malamud’s upcoming testimony on the need to free America’s governmental video archives for public consumption. This material is all in the public domain, but the government sells it through retail partners, to the taxpayers who funded its production. Carl is trying to convince them to free the video you paid for for your use. He wants to go into his testimony with some impressive viewership numbers to demonstrate the lurking desire for this video.
So Carl’s pitch is simple: Watch some awesome public domain videos and do good for the world.
Now, Carl Malamud sez, “In preparation for my testimony on the future of the National Archives before the House Oversight Committee, we forked out another $461 and uploaded 28 more government videos. I’m trying to show that people care about this stuff, so I’ll report the total number of views to the Congress. This batch has some amazing stuff. In addition to the Bob Hope Christmas Special, there are documentaries about the Manhattan Rhythm Kings, the Cambodian Royal Ballet, and James Audubon. If you’re into spooks, don’t miss the CIA’s True Stories, a special on Mind Control and Hallucination, and KGB Connections.”
Watch the public domain on YouTube.
Watch the public domain on the Internet Archive.
(Thanks, Carl!)
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