Who actually owns Skrewdriver’s catalog? Ian Stuart is dead. The original label, Rock-O-Rama (run by the convicted neo-Nazi Herbert Egoldt), is defunct. Most of the recordings are considered "orphan works." Because no major corporate entity holds the copyright to actively defend it, the music sits in legal limbo. No lawyer is sending cease-and-desist letters to Archive.org for a 1987 Skrewdriver b-side. Consequently, the archive persists not by right, but by neglect.
Archive.org is a massive repository, and because it is user-uploaded, the quality and legality of the files can vary. skrewdriver archive.org
The presence of Skrewdriver on a platform dedicated to "Universal Access to All Knowledge" sparks a recurring debate. Who actually owns Skrewdriver’s catalog