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Your voice matters - Sign the open letter to publishers, asking them to restore access to the 500,000 books they’ve removed from our library

change.org/LetReadersRead #LetReadersRead

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Internet Archive

@internetarchive

Jun 13

Attention Readers & Researchers

More than 500,000 books have been removed from our lending library due to the publishers' lawsuit. Have you been affected? Share your story with us and help us fight to restore access. #LetReadersRead

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Welcome to the public domain, STEAMBOAT WILLIE (1928)! archive.org/details/Steamb

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We will appeal. #DigitalRightsForLibraries #EmpoweringLibraries blog.archive.org/2023/03/25/the

Sorry, but archive.org is down temporarily-- working to restore service. (details: this is our second blast of abusive traffic from an AWS customer today apparently from an AI company harvesting Internet Archive texts at an extreme rate)

Did you know that the Internet Archive has a physical archive that houses millions of books (as in: actual, physical, paper books)? For every book that we lend to users online, we have a physical copy that is preserved in our archive. A

Internet Archive

@internetarchive

Jul 9, 2022

1/3 As most of you know, we are currently facing a lawsuit brought by 4 corporate publishers who want to stop the Internet Archive from lending books. #EmpoweringLibraries

Internet Archive

@internetarchive

Dec 30, 2023

Friend of the Court Briefs Filed in Internet Archive’s Appeal — Hundreds of librarians joined prominent library organizations & non-profits in filing amicus briefs in Hachette v. Internet Archive. Read why they believe our appeal should succeed: blog.archive.org/2023/12/29/fri

Sorry to say, archive.org is under a ddos attack. The data is not affected, but most services are unavailable. We are working on it. This thread will have updates.

Yes, the Internet Archive is an actual place! We offer tours every Friday at 1pm - stop by the next time you're in the Bay Area.

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miguel

@whitejsakai

May 29

Y’know i didn’t think the internet archive was like an actual place

Attention Readers & Researchers

More than 500,000 books have been removed from our lending library due to the publishers' lawsuit. Have you been affected? Share your story with us and help us fight to restore access. #LetReadersRead

forms.gle/G2GXK6xwMZ3t8o

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Jacobin

@jacobin

Feb 23

The Internet Archive, a digital library aiming to make published materials accessible to everyone, is in danger of being shut down by four major publishers. If the publishers are successful, free access to knowledge will be in jeopardy. jacobin.com/2024/02/intern

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2/3 Yesterday, both parties in the lawsuit filed summary judgment briefs. Today, we are hosting a press conference about this development. #EmpoweringLibraries

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3/3 The press conference is invitation-only but we’ll be live-tweeting key moments throughout the morning. Stay tuned. #EmpoweringLibraries

Internet Archive

@internetarchive

Jul 3

You want your MTV?

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Variety

@Variety

Jul 3

Internet Archive has assembled a searchable index of 460,575 web pages previously published on MTV's website. You can search the MTV News archive on the organization’s Wayback Machine. bit.ly/4cI0kME

This is why libraries need to be able to own digital media instead of just renting it from corporate landlords…who is preserving these shows?

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cartoonbrew.com - Animation News

@cartoonbrew

Aug 18, 2022

HBO Max made a sudden announcement today that it will remove numerous titles THIS WEEK, including lots of animation. Why is the streamer purging its animation library? Why do it without warning mid-month? It's unclear at the moment. Here’s the new list of what’s being removed.

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up again. This has been a back and forth with the attackers. We have made some adjustments, but geez. at least, Happy Memorial Day!

“Martin Scorsese’s The Film Foundation said that basically half of all American films made before 1950 are lost, & none of the major distributors are looking for them. Even worse, they said that more than 90% of films made before 1929 are lost forever.”

Hollywood's Transition Away from Physical Media Means Thousands of Movies Go Missing

From nofilmschool.com

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2/ We use the Scribe, a book scanner our engineers invented, along with the software that it runs. Our scanning centers are located in universities and libraries around the world, from Boston Public Library to the University of Toronto to the Wellcome Library and beyond.

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You would get scanned like this desiccated lizard we found in one of our books.

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Today’s lower court decision in Hachette v. Internet Archive is a blow to all libraries & the communities we serve. But it’s not over—we will keep fighting for the traditional right of libraries to own, lend, and preserve books. Learn more & take action

blog.archive.org/2023/03/25/the

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4/ Now imagine this: scanners like Eliza have done this 2,000,000 times. That's what it takes to provide you with a free digital library. blog.archive.org/2021/02/03/int #empoweringlibraries

Internet Archive

@internetarchive

Mar 8

The 90s are back! Relive the decade with this publicly available version of popular drawing software, Kid Pix! As featured in our monthly collections highlight email: mailchi.mp/archive.org/em

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3/ Eliza is one of our fastest and most accurate scanners. Next she will execute quality control checks and fix any errors. Then she ships the book back to our Physical Archive for long-term preservation.

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Archive.org is back! (and it may not have been an AI company, maybe just an eager user)

At the Internet Archive, this is how we digitize a book. We do this so that everyone, everywhere has access to a great research library. #digitization #preservation #access

This is how we digitize the books in our physical library collection. We turn every page by hand to avoid damaging the spine and pages

#lovebooks #EmpoweringLibraries

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Welcome to the public domain, THE PASSION OF JOAN OF ARC

This is why libraries need to be able to own digital media. battleforlibraries.com #DigitalRightsForLibraries

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julia misses doro

@mitzifabelmans

May 23, 2023

This is going to happen again with streaming btw

It’s time to stand up for libraries!

The Hachette v. Internet Archive lawsuit will be heard in court on Monday. Will libraries be able to continue owning, lending and preserving books? Show your support here: battleforlibraries.com

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Battle for Libraries

From battleforlibraries.com

The lawsuit against our library is about more than the Internet Archive - it is about the role of all libraries in the digital age. blog.archive.org/2023/12/15/int

"We need libraries to be independent and strong, now more than ever, in a time of misinformation and challenges to democracy. That's why we are defending the rights of libraries to serve our patrons where they are, online."
Brewster Kahle, Internet Archive founder and digital librarian

Today, we filed our final brief in Hachette v. Internet Archive, the publishers’ lawsuit against our library. For 4 years we've been fighting for library rights—what our founder

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calls “a battle for the soul of libraries in the digital age.” blog.archive.org/2024/04/19/int

Yesterday we filed our final brief in the lawsuit by 4 corporate publishers against our nonprofit library: blog.archive.org/2024/04/19/int Here’s why we’re still fighting for library digital rights, and why YOU should care

We are continuing to experience service disruptions due to a recurrence of a ddos attack. We’ll post updates in this thread.

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May 23, 2023

Explore >1,000 classic sound effects rescued from crumbling magnetic tape in the Sunset Editorial Sound Effects Library from the USC Archive

blog.archive.org/2023/05/20/cra Included in the collection is the full recording session of the famous 'Wilhelm scream'... 1/2

SSE tape library - magnetic tapes in a box.

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