skyjedi2005 wrote: I still maintain the process is meaningless if no one ever gets to see the so called preserved films in the library of congress.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Library_of_Congress#Using_the_Library

The library is open to the general public for academic research and tourists. Only those who are issued a Reader Identification Card may enter the reading rooms and access the collection. The Reader Identification Card is available in the Madison building to persons who are at least 16 years of age upon presentation of a government issued picture identification (e.g. driver's license, state ID card or passport).