Money To Rescue “Eyes on the Prize” From Copyright

The classic civil rights documentary Eyes on the Prize has been out of circulation because copyright licensing of clips in the movie had expired. “The 14-part series, which chronicles the history of the civil rights movement in America, has been blocked from television rebroadcast and DVD release by a thicket of copyright restrictions on the hundreds of photos, music tracks and video clips used in its making. But thanks to a $600,000 grant from the Ford Foundation and a philanthropist’s $250,000 donation, the process of re-licensing that material has begun.”