Archivists and historians are warning: this lawsuit is dangerous. 78rpm discs are rare & brittle. They are hard to find for sale, and delicate to use.
“[T]he Internet Archive is valuable for all of us.”
—David Seubert, sound historian
https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2025/03/music-labels-will-regret-coming-for-the-internet-archive-sound-historian-says/
“[T]he Internet Archive is valuable for all of us.”
—David Seubert, sound historian
https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2025/03/music-labels-will-regret-coming-for-the-internet-archive-sound-historian-says/
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"Through 78s we can hear firsthand accounts of the attack on Pearl Harbor, the angry, vile speeches of dictators, the songs that inspired a once divided nation to pull together in a common cause against evil..."
https://blog.archive.org/2024/08/26/vanishing-culture-on-78s/
So they crack and break very easily. Which is why the Internet Archive is trying to preserve the sounds contained on them.
Defend the Internet Archive.
Protect the Wayback Machine.
➡️ Please consider signing our open letter to the record labels today: https://www.change.org/p/defend-the-internet-archive
Thank you.
So you Brewster Kahle-Internet Entrepreneur, are going to let them take down the WHOLE archive?
FEDERATE IT NOW. Diversify the information. Let go of control. Spread the information out and stop gatekeeping this essential site.
78's stopped being made in the mid-50's.
Copyright law is beyond fucked.
But like are they really losing money on 78's? LOL
Let alone it’s just super weird to want to cannibalise someone’s actual username for an ‘AI app’ who you don’t even know.
If you're not making a joke, then your head is full of dumpster gravel.
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