Imnecomrade [none/use name]@hexbear.net to technology@hexbear.netEnglish · edit-25 months agoOver 500,000 books have been removed from the Internet Archive's lending library due to the publishers' lawsuit 😞xcancel.comexternal-linkmessage-square18fedilinkarrow-up1144arrow-down10cross-posted to: digitalark
arrow-up1144arrow-down1external-linkOver 500,000 books have been removed from the Internet Archive's lending library due to the publishers' lawsuit 😞xcancel.comImnecomrade [none/use name]@hexbear.net to technology@hexbear.netEnglish · edit-25 months agomessage-square18fedilinkcross-posted to: digitalark
minus-squareImnecomrade [none/use name]@hexbear.netOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·edit-25 months agoI’m really concerned about the other content on the Internet Archive, including old games, movies, music, software, and the Wayback Machine. The precedent this lawsuit sets could be very damaging to digital media preservation everywhere.
minus-squareumbrella@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·5 months agolike burning the library of alexandria. fuck these people. fortunately there are backups and individuals can help out with archiving them.
I’m really concerned about the other content on the Internet Archive, including old games, movies, music, software, and the Wayback Machine. The precedent this lawsuit sets could be very damaging to digital media preservation everywhere.
like burning the library of alexandria. fuck these people.
fortunately there are backups and individuals can help out with archiving them.