Butch Cassidy And The Sundance Kid Internet Archive

: Rare audio files, including the iconic Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head by Burt Bacharach, are archived for public listening. A Landmark of Revisionist Cinema The Making of "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid"

The Internet Archive's preservation of "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid" is significant not only because of the film's cultural importance but also due to its complex copyright history. The movie was released in 1969, and its copyright was set to expire in 1995, 28 years after its release. However, due to changes in copyright law, the film's copyright was extended, and it was not until 2008 that the film entered the public domain in the United States. The Internet Archive's digitization and hosting of the film ensured that it would remain accessible to the public, even as physical copies became scarce. butch cassidy and the sundance kid internet archive