The Internet Archive would be completely unworkable if they had to ask for permission first. So would the Internet for that matter. Anyway, the whole point is t

The Internet Archive would be completely unworkable if they had to ask for permission first. So would the Internet for that matter. Anyway, the whole point is to preserve things that wouldn't otherwise be preserved for the future. The Internet Archive folks are thinking in timespans of centuries, not months or years. The service they are providing to current and future researchers and historians is invaluable.