Patrick Costello said accessing the national broadcaster's archival footage is 'deeply and perhaps deliberately prohibitive' and that there is an obligation on RTÉ to 'be more responsive to the citizens who fund it'.
A BILL TO allow the public access to RTÉ’s audiovisual archives has been proposed by the Green Party’s Patrick Costello.The Dublin South-Central TD said accessing the national broadcaster’s archival footage is “deeply and perhaps deliberately prohibitive” and that there is an obligation on the station to “be more responsive to the citizens who fund it”.
Dating from as early as the 1890s, the RTÉ Archives consist of news, current affairs, music and programme material, as well as a large selection of historic archive material. For private use, RTÉ provides “limited access” to archive material through the RTÉ Archive Sales team.“Subject to copyright status and availability of resources, RTÉ provides limited access to RTÉ Archives through the RTÉ Archive Sales team. We can also supply photographic images from RTÉ Stills Library collection,” the website states.
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