Mayer became a founder and chair of the National Film Preservation Foundation in 1996, where he was responsible for preserving more than 2,000 orphan films, films whose original copyright had expired or otherwise lack commercial potential sufficient to pay for their preservation.
Mayer became a founder and chair of the National Film Preservation Foundation in 1996. He was responsible for preserving more than 2,000 orphan films, films whose original copyright had expired. He otherwise lack commercial potential sufficient to pay for their preservation.