What is the Creative Archive
A project by the BBC to make its back archive of material available online. The plan emphasizes an open and accessible archive both technologically and legally.
Further Information
Recent BBC press release http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pressreleases/stories/2004/05_may/26/creative_archive.shtml
What does the Creative Archive Offer
This is best explained by the BBC themselves:
- "Imagine being able to view and listen and even download and own extracts from the worlds largest television and radio archive.
- .. For the first time, the BBC will open up its treasure chest of programmes to the public who own it and make its contents available to individuals and to families for learning, for creativity and for pleasure.
The BBC Creative Archive will establish a pool of high-quality content which can be legally drawn on by collectors, enthusiasts, artists, musicians, students, teachers and many others, who can search and use this material non-commercially. And where exciting new works and products are made using this material, we will showcase them on BBC services." (Source: The Creative Archive in 'Building Public Value'. See BbcInfo for details)
See CreativeArchiveReasons for more about why the Archive is important