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Archive.org is facing a lawsuit
tldr: the Internet Archive/WayBack Machine is super important in term of archived content, billions of stuff are on there, and with the current event happening in the world like stated above,without this tool, it will be hard to properly document what took place. It will be easy for certain people to rewrite history. Dont let them.
DONATE HERE (post dont get much exposure with working links sorry)
archive.org/donate/
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IF YOU CANT DONATE THEN PLEASE SPREAD THE INFO
On twitter,tumblr,facebook,heck,anywhere you want,this needs to be talked about !
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in the latest cyber-news: the internet archive has lost their case against 4 major publishing houses (verge article). they’re going to appeal, but this is still a bad outcome. the fate of the internet is currently hanging in the balance because 4 multibillionare publishing groups missed out on like $15 of combined revenue during the pandemic because of the archive’s online library service. it’s so fucking stupid.
for those who don’t know what the internet archive is, it’s a virtual library full of media. books, magazines, recordings, visuals, flash games, websites - a lot of these things either don’t exist anymore or cannot be found & bought. heard of the wayback machine? that’s part of the internet archive. it is the most important website to exist, and i don’t say that lightly. if the internet archive goes down, the cultural loss will be immeasurable.
so how can you help?
boycott the publishing companies involved in this. they’re absolute ghouls, frankly, and don’t deserve a penny. the companies involved are harpercollins (imprints), wiley (imprints), penguin random house llc (imprints), and hachette book group (imprints). make sure the websites are set to your location as it may differ worldwide.
learn to torrent. download a torrent client (i recommend transmission), a vpn (i recommend protonvpn - sign up and choose the area that’s closest to your continent/country), and hit up /r/piracy on reddit for websites. with torrenting, you can get (almost) any media you want for free in high quality, with add-ons such as subtitles, and with no risks of loss. i would also recommend getting into the habit of watching stuff online for free. the less you can pay to a giant corporation, the better.
get into the habit of downloading and archiving materials. find a TB external hard drive, ideally the higher the better. it’ll probably cost around $60 for 1TB and continue to go up, but they’re so so useful. if you can’t afford a drive, look for any GB harddrives or memory sticks you have lying around and just fill them up. videos, pdfs, magazines, songs, movies, games - anything you can rip and download and fit on there, do it, because nothing is permanent.
donate to the internet archive. this is the most important option on the list. the IA relies entirely on funding, and it’s going to need more to fight this case. whatever you can donate, do it. i promise it’s helpful.
and finally…
you might not remember it since i barely talked about it, but earlier this year, i made an account on cohost that i considered moving to in case tumblr started REALLY going down the gutter. it was kind of an impulsive decision (i like jumping from site to site and tumblr was doing some awful shit that caused a lot of people to move to cohost) but it was enjoyable, and though i stopped using the site as much, it was a fun experience! unfortunately though, cohost is shutting down at the end of this year due to a lack of funds and resources. the site will become read-only on October 1st of this year before finally closing its doors on the 31st of December. this is,,,, very saddening to me. it's sad to see a small yet fun website go down, and though i kinda thought this might happen in the future, i didn't expect it to be so soon into its lifespan. i'm a huge internet history nut and i care a lot about archiving my stuff even if it's just silly small ideas and stuff, so i've made a masterpost on cohost of archived versions of all my posts on there if anyone would like to read it :D (and yes the masterpost is also archived)
here it is :)
if archive.org hits me with a "job failed :(" ONE more time while i am trying to archive cohost css stuff im going to explode into a million bite-sized pieces
Congrats to my 'I love you' libraries post getting to 690 notes but it's time for some actions - please fill out the above form if you have been affected by the Internet Archive's MASSIVE book lost and have a read through the larger effects of this lawsuit.
I haven’t seen any posts about this! But, thanks to the Internet Archive lawsuit, half a million books have been removed from their library. They are calling for people to share their experiences to help them regain access to these books, so please considering sending something in!
Google Form || More about the effects of this lawsuit
Just in case the show doesn’t end up airing or they air the censored version Internet Archive has the whole series plus more so you can watch this fall :)
Playing the Chi-chian flash game (on archive.org) was fun and all but my favourite were the little glimpses into the history and lore of Chi-chians world. Delivered with the customary snark, of course. 😂
photographs by erik borg from the bread loaf inn's writing conference, 1972.
This reads like a poem
Why does thunder do no damage?
Why are lightning free and bright?
How is it I cannot manage
to meet the gaze of the light?
Why should one never stand
beneath a tree in an electric storm?
Why does my trembling hand
reach for the sky's harm?
(source: https://archive.org/details/pathwaysinscienccrai_4/page/140/mode/2up?view=theater)