 In the original 1967 publication, Brautigan included a copyleft statement which retains copyright but grants permission to reprint any poem in "All Watched Over by Machines of Loving Grace" so long as it's given away for free.The documentary series "All Watched Over by Machines of Loving Grace" was named after the poem, which is a favorite of director Adam Curtis.Its second part includes a recording of Brautigan doing a reading.