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Another example is shutting down What.cd, which was a digital library that had an unbelievably large collection of music. Many titles couldn't be found anywhere

Another example is shutting down What.cd, which was a digital library that had an unbelievably large collection of music. Many titles couldn't be found anywhere except on What.cd.

bfors 6y ago
Granted, a lot of that music probably wasn't amazing. But as an archive and community what.cd was unmatched, and I'm still upset that it's gone. RIP
whywhywhywhy 6y ago
License holders honestly can't be trusted with archiving or distributing their own works. So much music and movies is available in inferior or compromised formats if you go through the versions available on the market today from the license owners.
- coldpie 6y ago
  The effectively-infinite copyright length that was introduced in the 1970s (yes, that recent!) definitely belongs in the same discussion as the burning of Alexandria. We haven't even begun to realize how much culture we've sacrificed at the foot of Disney and other copyright maximalists.
- RandomBacon 6y ago
  Annecdote: My dad collects plastic model kits. A major model kit company asked him if he could scan the lid of one of their products they made decades ago, so that they could have the artwork to re-release the same model. I think LEGO Group is good about this; they have a vault containing a copy of every product they ever made.