A profile of Internet Archive founder Brewster Kahle, as the service fights existential battles over copyright, including from music labels like UMG
the crunchy side, before it got all tech bro. It's utopian, it's idealistic.” 🔗 https://www.wired.com/... Mastodon: Pete Ashton / @pete@social.coop : I am occasionally asked why I download and save so much stuff. Part of it is habit and perhaps a mild psychosis, but mostly it's because I know there's a very good chance I won't be able to download it again in the future. — So yeah, I will always support the Internet Archive. https://www.wired.com/... Jonathan Yu / @jawnsy@mastodon.social : “The combined weight of these legal cases threatens to crush the Internet Archive. The UMG case could prove existential, with potential fines running into the hundreds of millions. The internet has entrusted its collective memory to this one idiosyncratic institution. It now faces the prospect of losing it all.” … Jay Hoffmann / @Jayhoffmann@mastodon.social : Apart from, you know, the web itself, the Internet Archive is one of the single greatest innovations of the information age. — This is tragic. — https://www.wired.com/... X: @xerxesqados : I know we've stopped calling artists sellouts for signing to major labels but we need to bring this back to anyone signed to UMG specifically If your label is trying to burn the Library of Alexandria you need to drop them or you're a scab https://www.wired.com/... Ronan Beckman / @ronanbeckman : The Internet Archive has been a vital organisation in documenting the history of the Web. I have found it invaluable in accessing rare, out of print books. But their existence is in peril due to copyright lawsuits. I support them, but what is your opinion? https://www.wired.com/... @lionblogosphere : So sad that the Internet Archive Wayback Machine is going to be destroyed and turned off because of copyright lawsuits. Congress should do something ASAP. https://www.wired.com/... Alan Woodward / @profwoodward : I've used the Internet Archive in some very important situations - it's demise would be a matter significant regret https://www.wired.com/... Deepak Adhikari / @deepakadk : Wayback Machine (@internetarchive) is a repository of web pages that functions as an unparalleled record of the internet. It is one of the most important historical-preservation organizations in the world. Via @WIRED https://www.wired.com/... Neil Turkewitz / @neilturkewitz : Kahle inadvertently exposes the fact that he still doesn't get it. He says “I think the copyright cartel is on a roll,” once again portraying his infringing conduct as a battle against “The Man” while wholly ignoring the fact that books have authors! 🤯🤬 https://www.wired.com/... Messieurs Lacey / @lacey9020 : A very useful archive to get things that you have to fight for today, like old video game wav files. The Internet Archive's Fight to Save Itself https://www.wired.com/... Joanne Mcneil / @jomc : Must-read reporting on how the Internet Archive struggles to survive. It's a crucial resource for me, and as I said in the story, many of the books I read through the Open Library are nearly impossible to access otherwise https://www.wired.com/... @knibbs : Most of the headline-grabbing copyright battles over the past few years have been over AI. But the Internet Archive is fighting its own war over copyright—and it's in grave danger. https://www.wired.com/... @knibbs : Earlier this month, I reported on how the archive lost its appeal in a lawsuit brought by book publishers. That's bad news for the IA, but there's a much bigger problem: Major music labels are *also* suing the non-profit, and the damages could run to the hundreds of millions Forums: r/LateStageCapitalism : The Internet Archive's Fight to Save Itself | The web's collective memory is stored in the servers of the Internet Archive. Legal battles threaten to wipe it all away. r/books : The Internet Archive's Fight to Save Itself | The web's collective memory is stored in the servers of the Internet Archive. Legal battles threaten to wipe it all away r/DataHoarder : The Internet Archive's Fight to Save Itself - new WIRED article r/technology : The Internet Archive's Fight to Save Itself See also Mediagazer
Its employees are some of its most devoted congregants. “It's a window into the late-'90s web ethos and late-'90s San Francisco culture—the crunchy side, before it got all tech bro. It's utopian, it's idealistic.” 🔗 https://www.wired.com/...
“The combined weight of these legal cases threatens to crush the Internet Archive. The UMG case could prove existential, with potential fines running into the hundreds of millions. The internet has entrusted its collective memory to this one idiosyncratic institution. It now f…
Apart from, you know, the web itself, the Internet Archive is one of the single greatest innovations of the information age. — This is tragic. — https://www.wired.com/...
I know we've stopped calling artists sellouts for signing to major labels but we need to bring this back to anyone signed to UMG specifically If your label is trying to burn the Library of Alexandria you need to drop them or you're a scab https://www.wired.com/...
The Internet Archive has been a vital organisation in documenting the history of the Web. I have found it invaluable in accessing rare, out of print books. But their existence is in peril due to copyright lawsuits. I support them, but what is your opinion? https://www.wired.com/.…
So sad that the Internet Archive Wayback Machine is going to be destroyed and turned off because of copyright lawsuits. Congress should do something ASAP. https://www.wired.com/...
Wayback Machine (@internetarchive) is a repository of web pages that functions as an unparalleled record of the internet. It is one of the most important historical-preservation organizations in the world. Via @WIRED https://www.wired.com/...
Kahle inadvertently exposes the fact that he still doesn't get it. He says “I think the copyright cartel is on a roll,” once again portraying his infringing conduct as a battle against “The Man” while wholly ignoring the fact that books have authors! 🤯🤬 https://www.wired.com/...
A very useful archive to get things that you have to fight for today, like old video game wav files. The Internet Archive's Fight to Save Itself https://www.wired.com/...
Must-read reporting on how the Internet Archive struggles to survive. It's a crucial resource for me, and as I said in the story, many of the books I read through the Open Library are nearly impossible to access otherwise https://www.wired.com/...
Most of the headline-grabbing copyright battles over the past few years have been over AI. But the Internet Archive is fighting its own war over copyright—and it's in grave danger. https://www.wired.com/...
Earlier this month, I reported on how the archive lost its appeal in a lawsuit brought by book publishers. That's bad news for the IA, but there's a much bigger problem: Major music labels are *also* suing the non-profit, and the damages could run to the hundreds of millions
The Internet Archive's Fight to Save Itself | The web's collective memory is stored in the servers of the Internet Archive. Legal battles threaten to wipe it all away.
The Internet Archive's Fight to Save Itself | The web's collective memory is stored in the servers of the Internet Archive. Legal battles threaten to wipe it all away