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LICENSE.md

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+# License Information
+
+This dataset contains videos under multiple open licenses. Each video's specific license is recorded in the `licenseurl` field of the metadata.
+
+## Included Licenses
+
+### Public Domain
+Videos in the public domain have no known copyright restrictions and may be used freely for any purpose.
+
+### CC0 (Creative Commons Zero)
+https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/
+
+The creator has waived all copyright and related rights. You can copy, modify, distribute, and perform the work, even for commercial purposes, without asking permission.
+
+### CC BY (Creative Commons Attribution)
+https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
+
+You may share and adapt the material for any purpose, including commercially, as long as you give appropriate credit.
+
+### CC BY-SA (Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike)
+https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
+
+You may share and adapt the material for any purpose, including commercially, as long as you give appropriate credit and distribute your contributions under the same license.
+
+## Excluded Licenses
+
+This dataset explicitly **excludes** videos with Non-Commercial (NC) restrictions:
+- CC BY-NC
+- CC BY-NC-SA
+- CC BY-NC-ND
+
+## How to Check a Video's License
+
+Each entry in `metadata.jsonl` includes:
+- `licenseurl`: The full URL to the license
+- `license_type`: A human-readable license name (e.g., "Public Domain", "CC BY")
+
+## Attribution
+
+When using CC BY or CC BY-SA licensed content, please provide attribution to the original creator as specified in the video's metadata.
+
+For all content, we recommend acknowledging:
+> Films courtesy of the Prelinger Archives, hosted by the Internet Archive.

README.md

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+---
+license: other
+license_name: mixed-open
+license_link: LICENSE.md
+task_categories:
+  - video-classification
+  - text-to-video
+  - visual-question-answering
+language:
+  - en
+tags:
+  - video
+  - archival
+  - historical
+  - public-domain
+  - glam
+  - films
+  - 20th-century
+  - americana
+size_categories:
+  - 1K<n<10K
+source_datasets:
+  - original
+pretty_name: Prelinger Archives Open License Videos
+---
+
+# Prelinger Archives Open License Videos
+
+A collection of historical films from the [Prelinger Archives](https://archive.org/details/prelinger) on the Internet Archive, filtered to include only videos with open licenses (Public Domain, CC0, CC BY, CC BY-SA).
+
+## Dataset Description
+
+The Prelinger Archives is a collection of over 17,000 advertising, educational, industrial, and amateur films. This dataset contains the subset of videos that are available under open licenses, making them freely usable for research, machine learning, and creative projects.
+
+### What is Included
+
+- **~1,900 videos** with open licenses
+- **Rich metadata** including title, description, creator, date, and production details
+- **VideoFolder format** compatible with Hugging Face datasets library
+
+### Source
+
+All videos are sourced from the [Prelinger Archives](https://archive.org/details/prelinger) collection on the Internet Archive, curated by Rick Prelinger. The collection focuses on ephemeral films: advertising, educational, industrial, and amateur films that were not intended for theatrical release.
+
+## Licenses
+
+This dataset contains videos under the following open licenses:
+
+| License | Description |
+|---------|-------------|
+| **Public Domain** | No known copyright restrictions |
+| **CC0** | Creative Commons Zero - No Rights Reserved |
+| **CC BY** | Creative Commons Attribution |
+| **CC BY-SA** | Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike |
+
+**Note:** Videos with Non-Commercial (NC) restrictions are explicitly excluded from this dataset.
+
+Each video's specific license is recorded in the `licenseurl` and `license_type` fields of the metadata.
+
+## Dataset Structure
+
+The dataset uses VideoFolder format:
+- `data/metadata.jsonl` - Video metadata
+- `data/*.mp4` - 1,902 video files (~143GB total)
+
+### Metadata Fields
+
+| Field | Description |
+|-------|-------------|
+| `file_name` | Video filename (e.g., `video.mp4`) |
+| `identifier` | Internet Archive identifier |
+| `title` | Video title |
+| `description` | Full description |
+| `date` | Date string from archive |
+| `year` | Year (when available) |
+| `creator` | Creator/producer |
+| `licenseurl` | URL to license |
+| `license_type` | Human-readable license type |
+| `source_url` | Link to Internet Archive page |
+| `duration` | Video duration |
+| `subjects` | Topic tags |
+| `color` | Color or black and white |
+| `sound` | Sound or silent |
+| `country` | Country of origin |
+| `language` | Language (when specified) |
+| `sponsor` | Sponsoring organization |
+| `credits` | Production credits |
+| `production_date` | Production date |
+| `archive_date` | Date added to Internet Archive |
+| `collections` | Archive.org collections |
+
+## Usage
+
+### Loading with Hugging Face Datasets
+
+> **Note:** Requires `torchcodec` to decode videos: `pip install torchcodec`
+
+```python
+from datasets import load_dataset
+
+# Streaming mode (recommended due to 143GB size)
+ds = load_dataset("davanstrien/prelinger-archives-open", split="train", streaming=True)
+for sample in ds:
+    print(sample["title"])
+    print(sample["description"])
+    break
+```
+
+## Content Types
+
+The Prelinger Archives contains diverse ephemeral films including:
+
+- **Educational films** - Classroom and instructional content
+- **Industrial films** - Corporate training and promotional materials
+- **Advertising** - Historical commercials and promotional films
+- **Amateur films** - Home movies and independent productions
+- **Government films** - Public information and training films
+- **Social guidance** - Films about manners, health, and social behavior
+
+## Considerations
+
+### Historical Context
+
+These films were produced primarily between the 1920s and 1980s and reflect the attitudes, language, and social norms of their time. Some content may be considered dated, offensive, or inappropriate by contemporary standards. Researchers should approach this material with appropriate historical context.
+
+## Citation
+
+If you use this dataset, please cite:
+
+```bibtex
+@dataset{prelinger_archives_open,
+  title = {Prelinger Archives Open License Videos},
+  author = {Daniel van Strien},
+  year = {2025},
+  url = {https://huggingface.co/datasets/davanstrien/prelinger-archives-open},
+  note = {Sourced from the Prelinger Archives on Internet Archive}
+}
+```
+
+Please also acknowledge the Prelinger Archives and Internet Archive:
+
+> Films courtesy of the [Prelinger Archives](https://archive.org/details/prelinger), hosted by the [Internet Archive](https://archive.org).
+
+## Links
+
+- [Prelinger Archives on Internet Archive](https://archive.org/details/prelinger)
+- [About the Prelinger Archives](https://www.prelinger.com/)

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