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Internet Archive's big battle with music publishers ends in settlement

(arstechnica.com)
335 points coloneltcb | 1 comments | 15 Sep 25 22:34 UTC | HN request time: 0.254s | source
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tokai ◴[19 Sep 25 14:04 UTC] No.45301814[source]▶
There is so much pirated material on Internet Archive. They have so many movies with titles directly from the warez groups. I don't think they are done getting in trouble sadly.
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Palomides ◴[19 Sep 25 14:19 UTC] No.45301963[source]▶
it's frustrating that so many people use the internet archive as pirate file hosting for things that are easy to find elsewhere (legally or otherwise)

it jeopardizes all of their other missions and access to otherwise inaccessible media

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1. TimorousBestie ◴[19 Sep 25 14:26 UTC] No.45302044[source]▶
On the other hand, it doesn’t particularly matter what legal material the Internet Archive makes available; the various media companies will still attempt to sue them into nonexistence. How much “fair use” you’re entitled to in the states these days is merely a function of how big your legal budget is.