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

(arstechnica.com)

350 points coloneltcb | 1 comments | 15 Sep 25 22:34 UTC | HN request time: 0.22s | 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]▶

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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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coro_1 ◴[20 Sep 25 02:54 UTC] No.45309838[source]▶

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Originals are far superior to the processed Internet Archive versions.

eg The Batman Animated series on there is usually sub par, low quality.

Uploading something? Expect it to be processed no matter the format.

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1. badlibrarian ◴[20 Sep 25 11:51 UTC] No.45312523[source]▶

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The original uploaded file is always available for download, without any processing. Agree that the processing they apply for derivative files is often dated and awful (and they don't let an uploader opt out). And the broken torrent files they've been serving for a decade with corrupt and missing files is absurd.

But raw DVD RIPs of commercial DVDs, FLACs of the most popular albums of all time, and seven perfect copies of every Nintendo Switch game ever made, curated by seven different warez groups are also available.

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