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I had no idea the Internet Archive (SACRED) was under attack by two different industries right now. They already lost a case against publishers who were angry they were acting as a digital library, they have appealed, and they’re waiting for a decision that’s expected soon. Here is a blog from Internet Archive from 8/11 regarding that case: https://blog.archive.org/2023/08/11/our-fight-is-far-from-over/

NOW the music industry is after them as well. Sony, Universal, and others have filed a copyright infringement suit against Internet Archive for its collection of <2800 vintage songs by artists like Frank Sinatra and Billie Holiday. They are seeking over $400M in damages — because Internet Archive provided access to old songs, for educational purposes, that are available to stream for free on YouTube. Here is an article about that.

https://www.reuters.com/legal/music-labels-sue-internet-archive-over-digitized-record-collection-2023-08-12/

If you want to help The Internet Archive, click on their blog, the first link above, for more info.

If the app will allow me, I’m going to share my own feelings about the Internet Archive corporate siege in a video below.