Comment Re:From the site: (Score 1) 148
Well, actually it is exactly what I like to see, I know that I can convert PAL to NTSC effectively and am quite happy to see these archives available. If I have a need for any of the archives in a production I know exactly where to turn, and would be willing to pay any licensing fee's. My comment above was directed specifically to the lack of any licensing information regarding the still's available from the site. These would also be highly useful in a variety ways, yet there is no concrete information regarding their use. In their defense they may have been so focused on the use of the video/film assets that they failed to realize that the stills are a valuable asset for re-use as well.
Producing any professional work without having clear licensing can be suicidal, so the still images on their site are off-limits as it were.
I applaude their achievement, and hope that more US based archives take their lead. However I would much rather see even a more restrictive, but concrete licensing posted clearly.