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A History of the World According to Getty Images

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A History of the World According to Getty Images

2022
19m
Documentary

Status

Released

Release

2022

Runtime

19m

Storyline

How can something in the public domain not be publicly available? A critical investigation of public domain—a legal term that has nothing to do with free access or public availability—that uses powerhouse commercial archive Getty Images as its example. If the world's visual history remains locked behind a paywall, who will ever see it?

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Details

Status
Released
Runtime
19m
May 1, 2022
Languages
English
Director
Richard Misek
Richard Misek
Production Countries
Norway
United Kingdom

Top Cast

4 Cast Members

Miles Davis

Miles Davis

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Edgar D. Mitchell

Edgar D. Mitchell

Self (Archive Footage)

Martin Luther King Jr.

Martin Luther King Jr.

Self (Archive Footage)

Wang Weilin

Self (Archive Footage)

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