I sincerely apologize for the lengthy delay in advocacy.
The National Audiovisual Conservation Center is a part of the Library of Congress and contains much of America's film and radio heritage. Presently, some archival works are restricted from research on the grounds that certain prints are still copyrighted or do not fit into the public domain yet.
This Bill would eliminate those restrictions purely for research purposes. It would also allow the Center to work with private organizations and groups to promote its archives.
Do we know what is in there or is that knowledge restricted as well?
Yea the holdings are largely original prints, footage, scripts, and other materials that went into making films preserved in the National film registry as well as a ton of old silent reels.
