Internet Archive

What we know: DDOS attack–fended off for now; defacement of our website via JS library; breach of usernames/email/salted-encrypted passwords. What we’ve done: Disabled the JS library, scrubbing systems, upgrading security. Will share more as we know it.

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Internet Archive

@internetarchive

Sep 6

That's correct. Publishers removed '1984' from our library.

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Grzegorz Kapelak

@chwileczke

Sep 6

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Orwell warned us about it, but you can't read him now.

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

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Molly White

@molly0xFFF

Sep 14

6 × 8” linocut relief print, CC BY 4.0

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

Internet Archive Responds to Appellate Opinion in Hachette v. Internet Archive "We are disappointed in today’s opinion about the Internet Archive’s digital lending of books that are available electronically elsewhere. We are reviewing the court’s opinion and will continue to

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.

Internet Archive

@internetarchive

May 30

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

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They also removed ‘Fahrenheit 451’

List of the 1,300 banned books the publishers removed from our library linked in this FAQ: help.archive.org/help/why-are-s

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Internet Archive

@internetarchive

Sep 6

That's correct. Publishers removed '1984' from our library.

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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

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Take action: Sign the open letter to publishers, asking them to restore access to the 500,000+ books removed from our library

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

If you were surprised that the Internet Archive is an actual place, just wait until you find out that we have an actual, physical collection of printed, paper books

For every book we lend to users online, there's a physical copy preserved in the Physical Archive. A

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miguel

@whitejsakai

May 29

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

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

Sep 6

We want to hear from you: How does yesterday's opinion from the appellate court affect your reading or research? What does it mean to you that 500,000+ books are no longer available for lending? Please share your story

forms.gle/JgwWLxhvKgAZdV #LetReadersRead

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