Do I need further permission to use digital files of Prelinger Collection films?
Your use of the digital files you download is governed by the Creative Commons Public Domain License. No permission is needed to download or reuse data files that you have downloaded from the Prelinger Collection at the Internet Archive. We warmly encourage you to download, view, and use the data files in any manner that you wish, although we ask that you not resell them as stock footage or charge anyone for the files that you have downloaded, as we wish them to remain free to all. You may download data files from the Prelinger Collection at the Internet Archive, incorporate them into your own production, and distribute, sell or license your own production in any way you please. If you require a written license agreement, however, please contact Getty Images. No other entity is authorized to license stock footage from Prelinger Archives. Please be aware that public domain materials may occasionally incorporate copyrighted elements (such as music and images) that might not be free to us
