Furthermore, the "work" often includes cleaning up the image. Many VHS rips suffer from tracking errors, color bleeding, and macrovision distortion. Archive regulars will share scripts for Avisynth and VapourSynth that run filters like QTGMC (de-interlacing) and FluxSmooth (noise reduction) to make a 1999 broadcast look pristine on a 4K monitor.
The archivist argues: We are not stealing a product that is for sale. The product we are preserving is not for sale anywhere in the world. We are filling a void left by corporate negligence. that 70s show internet archive work
Many original songs from the 1970s that appeared in the original broadcast were replaced due to licensing costs. Furthermore, the "work" often includes cleaning up the image
