Privacy & Copyright

Our sources

The films in the archive come from archive.org's and Blender Studio's open film projects; each one is shared under public domain status or a Creative Commons license. Film info, posters, and trailer videos in the Trailers section are shown via the TMDB API and official YouTube embeds — this section is for promotional purposes only.

Copyright policy

Every film in the watchable archive is individually checked against its license before being added; only content whose license is explicitly public domain or Creative Commons is included. If you think something is in error, or you're a rights holder with a dispute, reach us at the address on the Contact page — reports are reviewed and the content removed if necessary.

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