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Transmission or reproduction of protected items beyond that allowed by fair use requires the written permission of copyright owners. The Pacific Film Archive has made every effort to identify the copyright owners of documents in its collections, and has only posted reproductions of documents with the permission of known copyright holders. However, the nature of archival collections is such that copyright may often be difficult to determine. Information on copyright owners is included in the indexing for each document, if known. This information is intended to assist users of the Cinefiles database to determine appropriate use of an item, but that determination ultimately rests with the patron.

The Pacific Film Archive generally does not hold rights to the documents in its collection. Therefore, it does not charge permission fees for use of such material and cannot give or deny permission to publish or distribute documents represented on the Cinefiles web site. It is the user's obligation to determine and satisfy copyright or other use restrictions when publishing or otherwise distributing materials from the Pacific Film Archive's collection.

Please contact the PFA Library at cinefiles@uclink.berkeley.edu for information about access to restricted documents.

The Pacific Film Archive is eager to hear from any copyright owners who are not properly identified so that the appropriate information may be provided in the future.