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The Internet Archive (IA), primarily known for its “Wayback Machine,” has become an unofficial repository for commercial film content, operating in a legal grey area. This paper analyzes a specific phenomenon: the appearance and subsequent removal of Matthew Vaughn’s Kingsman: The Golden Circle (2017) on the IA in 2021. It argues that user-uploaded copies on IA serve three functions: (1) digital preservation of alternate cuts, (2) circumvention of geoblocked streaming licenses, and (3) a form of protest against content fragmentation. Using metadata analysis and DMCA takedown logs, this paper explores the lifecycle of a single upload and its implications for archival theory. kingsman golden circle internet archive 2021
The Evolution of Welsh Representation and Identity in British Cinema : A 2021/2022 research piece that examines the franchise (referencing the 2021 release of The King's Man This upload survived for exactly 11 days before