Joe Ortiz
The @internetarchive has submitted a letter to the district court hoping that there will be minor changes pending appeal. https://mastodon.archive.org/@internetarchive/110872318293638005
Remember: the best way to support them is by donating which is in this link: https://archive.org/donate
EDIT: added donation link.
Joe Ortiz
Here's a very good report on the publishers, record labels, and copyright cartel's goal to not only kill the #internetarchive (@internetarchive) but probably #libraries altogether. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/13/business/media/internet-archive-emergency-lending-library.html
Archival links: https://web.archive.org/web/20230814183308/https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/13/business/media/internet-archive-emergency-lending-library.html
https://archive.li/bguar
FACT: if libraries were created today, they would be extinct. Pay very close attention to this case as this would be a very huge blow to the profession of preservation and archiving plus a win for privatization and control.
Joe Ortiz
The record labels have now joined publishers and the copyright cartel in the fight to outright kill the #internetarchive (@internetarchive) as they have filed a lawsuit of their own at the very same SDNY federal court. https://torrentfreak.com/record-labels-hit-internet-archive-with-new-400m-copyright-lawsuit-230812/
Joe Ortiz
More on the lower court's disgraceful decision: "Broadly, this injunction will result in a significant loss of access to valuable knowledge for the public. It means that people who are not part of an elite institution or who do not live near a well-funded public library will lose access to books they cannot read otherwise. It is a sad day for the Internet Archive, our patrons, and for all libraries." - @internetarchive
https://blog.archive.org/2023/08/17/what-the-hachette-v-internet-archive-decision-means-for-our-library/
Joe Ortiz
A update:
Today, the @internetarchive has officially submitted their appeal, formally setting up for the Second Circuit to take it up. https://blog.archive.org/2023/09/11/internet-archive-files-appeal-in-publishers-lawsuit-against-libraries/
Joe Ortiz
Yep, @Lance_Ulanoff is right here: we need more people to pay attention to these cases and find ways to #archive the #internetarchive (@internetarchive) before it's too late. https://www.techradar.com/computing/websites-apps/someone-needs-to-save-the-internet-archives-from-the-lawyers-and-i-have-an-idea
Vice and Decrypt echoed that sentiment three years ago and that's hasn't changed. https://mastodon.sdf.org/@joeo10/104332840359528864
@textfiles and @brewsterkahle I hope you're both taking this into serious consideration for all of our sakes.
Joe Ortiz
Also, here's a very good post on how you can help the #internetarchive (@internetarchive) survive and we must let them exist. https://sfba.social/@morgandawn/110885357263374893
Again, the best way to help them exist is by donating, which is in this link: https://archive.org/donate
Joe Ortiz
A bit of a update: the @internetarchive is asking the Second Court of Appeals for a deadline of December 15 for submitting its opening brief. https://www.libraryjournal.com/story/internet-archive-plans-to-file-opening-brief-in-december-in-fight-against-ongoing-lawsuit
https://web.archive.org/web/20231029141115/https://www.libraryjournal.com/story/internet-archive-plans-to-file-opening-brief-in-december-in-fight-against-ongoing-lawsuit
Joe Ortiz
UPDATE: the @internetarchive has formally submitted their opening brief in their appeal. https://blog.archive.org/2023/12/15/internet-archive-defends-digital-rights-for-libraries/
Joe Ortiz
Here's some good coverage of the appeals brief:
Joe Ortiz
UPDATE: the @internetarchive has filed their final brief to the 2nd Circuit in their appeal against publishers and the copyright cartel seeking to transform books into Netflix. https://blog.archive.org/2024/04/19/internet-archive-stands-firm-on-library-digital-rights-in-final-brief-of-hachette-v-internet-archive-lawsuit/
Joe Ortiz
In relation to this, honestly I don't like their chances of winning but I do hope they deliver a miracle of an upset.
In the event they lose, be sure to read this and please back up and download everything that you want now rather than waiting until it's too late. https://old.reddit.com/r/DataHoarder/comments/1bswhdj/if_there_is_a_book_on_internet_archive_your/
#InternetArchive #backup #backups #download #libraries #books #preservation #datahoarder
Joe Ortiz
The @internetarchive's appeal against publishers and the copyright cartel is scheduled to be heard on June 28th.
Here's a nice video to understand how it all began and how libraries need to be protected. https://flaminghydra.com/issue-97/#the-internet-archive-is-a-library
h/t @maria for this one!
#InternetArchive #libraries #library #books #print #digital #preservation
Joe Ortiz
Here's a look at how the @internetarchive plans to defend their lending practices ahead of their June 28th appeals court hearing in front of the Second Circuit after revealing that they had to remove over 500,000 books from their systems. https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2024/06/internet-archive-forced-to-remove-500000-books-after-publishers-court-win/
Their blog post about it is also worth a read: https://blog.archive.org/2024/06/17/let-readers-read/
Also @mmasnick with some thoughts on this: https://www.techdirt.com/2024/06/20/500000-books-have-been-deleted-from-the-internet-archives-lending-library/
#InternetArchive #libraries #library #books #print #digital #preservation
Joe Ortiz
Ahead of the Second Circuit appeals court hearing tomorrow, the @internetarchive gives once final push plea.
https://blog.archive.org/2024/06/26/were-fighting-for-library-rights-in-court-this-friday-join-us/
#InternetArchive #libraries #library #books #print #digital #preservation
Joe Ortiz
Here's the best paywall-free piece I could find in terms of what went down at the Second Circuit hearing yesterday as the @internetarchive fights for its survival in all likelihood. https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2024/06/appeals-court-seems-lost-on-how-internet-archive-harms-publishers/
#InternetArchive #libraries #library #books #print #digital #preservation
Joe Ortiz
Here's the @internetarchive's post on this past Friday's Second Circuit appeals court hearing, where you can listen to the full hearing. https://blog.archive.org/2024/07/01/what-happened-last-friday-in-hachette-v-internet-archive/
#InternetArchive #libraries #library #books #print #digital #preservation
Joe Ortiz
This ruling is a HUGE blow to not only the #InternetArchive (@internetarchive) but #digitalpreservation and #libraries as a whole. https://www.wired.com/story/internet-archive-loses-hachette-books-case-appeal/
https://archive.ph/9irhZ
Official document is here: https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.ca2.60988/gov.uscourts.ca2.60988.306.1.pdf
Joe Ortiz
I fully expect SCOTUS to not take up this case and I feel the floodgates are officially open for more lawsuits to be filed against the #InternetArchive (@internetarchive) where they're now on borrowed time as far as a organization goes which would be a sad end.
This from five months ago is still relevant: https://old.reddit.com/r/DataHoarder/comments/1bswhdj/if_there_is_a_book_on_internet_archive_your/
It's time to prepare for a likely scenario where the #IA won't exist in 2-5 years and we need to find ways to mirror and backup our projects somewhere else.
Joe Ortiz
As far a #libraries go, what a blow this is for them as a whole as I expect major ramifications for the future of libraries which really doesn't look good. A notable example:
https://buttondown.com/ninelives/archive/the-coming-enshittification-of-public-libraries/
Joe Ortiz
"If #libraries were created today, they won't be allowed to exist thanks to publishers and the copyright cartel."
Still rings true.
Mary Hilton for Harris
@joeo10 I'm surprised that Project Gutenberg is still here, but they're VERY careful to not have books that have ANY copyright protection at all. That means a lot of the modern stuff is not going to be there ever until the next century.
Joe Ortiz
Here's @mmasnick on this hugely bad ruling for not only the #internet and #digitalpreservation, but for #libraries as a whole. https://www.techdirt.com/2024/09/05/second-circuit-says-libraries-disincentivize-authors-to-write-books-by-lending-them-for-free/
Read it and weep.
Joe Ortiz
I don't usually link to Bryan due to his questionable views but in this case, he's mostly spot on here.
"With more legal action on the horizon, how long before Archive.org closes?"
https://lunduke.locals.com/post/6079435/the-internet-archive-loses-appeal-as-expected
Ricardus
@joeo10 I used to like Bryan, then I learned he was a nutcase.
Joe Ortiz
@Ricardus I likes his Linux and Mozilla coverage way back when.
Ricardus
@joeo10 His What Sucks About Linux videos (and What's Great About Linux videos) that he would do yearly were really funny.
But he seems to have succumbed to that thing that Dennis Miller did after 9/11, and that Bill Maher seems to be succumbing to now. They start by believing one right wing talking point, and next thing you know they're down a rabbit hole.
Joe Ortiz
Here's a very good op-ed from Public Knowledge CEO Chris Lewis on what this ruling means for the future of #libraries which sadly doesn't look good unless Congress acts, which I feel it's unlikely to come anytime soon if not ever. I love to be wrong though. https://www.technologyreview.com/2024/09/11/1103838/why-a-ruling-against-the-internet-archive-threatens-the-future-of-americas-libraries/
https://archive.ph/kuKT5
Joe Ortiz
This from @molly0xfff is a very good as well making a case into why publishers hate libraries and how this ruling basically puts the existence of libraries at risk. https://www.citationneeded.news/hachette-v-internet-archive/
#library #books #crisis #InternetArchive #libraries #print #digital #preservation
Joe Ortiz
As many people mentioned, the #InternetArchive is facing a much bigger lawsuit from the music labels that would not only kill the Great 78 Project, but effectively kill the organization as well, hence why I said be prepared for a scenario where they'll cease to exist in 2-5 years.
Here's two very good pieces on the @internetarchive's current fight for it's survival, and it's not looking good. :(
https://www.wired.com/story/internet-archive-memory-wayback-machine-lawsuits/
https://archive.ph/fCvJP
https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/internet-archive-major-label-music-lawsuit-1235105273/
https://archive.ph/85JPm
Joe Ortiz
The @internetarchive just got catastrophically hacked and this is bad obviously. https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/internet-archive-hacked-data-breach-impacts-31-million-users/
With the organization fighting for its very existence right now (see above posts/toots), this is at a worst time. I'm sure the publishers, record labels, and the copyright cartel have something to do with this as they surely paid these groups to do this.
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