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

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335 points coloneltcb | 1 comments | 15 Sep 25 22:34 UTC | HN request time: 0.268s | source
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ayaros ◴[19 Sep 25 15:29 UTC] No.45302728[source]▶
I guess things could be worse? The Internet Archive is too precious of a resource for humanity to lose. I still fear its days are numbered. I don't think non-technical people appreciate it, or are even aware of its existence, in the same way as Wikipedia.
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miki123211 ◴[19 Sep 25 15:45 UTC] No.45302913[source]▶
I'm a technical person, and not a fan of copyright by any means, and I don't appreaciate it either.

To be clear, I appreciate the concept of an "Internet Archive", but the current organization / execution / management is absolutely atrocious.

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1. ayaros ◴[19 Sep 25 22:41 UTC] No.45307620[source]▶
I just meant I appreciate it as resource for all kinds of information, and as an invaluable backup of the web.

The internet should be a repository of all human knowledge and culture; all information and media should (at least eventually) be free as part of the common heritage of mankind. Sites like Wikipedia and IA are a partial realization of this dream. They aren't perfect, for sure, but we need them, and we need more sites like them. I fear too many take these things for granted.