The official policy of the Internet Archive is to respect copyright. However, because the Archive relies on user uploads (under "Community Video"), copyrighted material often slips through. Many uploads of the film exist under a murky claim of "Fair Use" or are simply taken down via DMCA notice, only to be re-uploaded the next week.
Searching for the phrase opens a fascinating digital rabbit hole. It leads not just to a movie file, but to a cultural preservation project, a debate about ownership, and a unique way of experiencing a film about memory... through the fractured, permanent memory of the world’s largest digital library. Why the Internet Archive? The "Lost" Generation of Streaming Before you ask: Why wouldn’t someone just watch this on Hulu or rent it on Amazon? 500 Days Of Summer Internet Archive
In the pantheon of 21st-century indie cinema, few films have been dissected, debated, and defended as fiercely as Marc Webb’s 2009 sleeper hit, 500 Days of Summer . It is a film that warns you from the opening crawl (“This is not a love story”), only to spend the next 95 minutes breaking your heart anyway. The official policy of the Internet Archive is
