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I'm going to try and not got excited here, in spite of myself. Archive.org has an honestly fascinating recent history with this type of collection. They create

I'm going to try and not got excited here, in spite of myself. Archive.org has an honestly fascinating recent history with this type of collection. They create a repository of something obviously copyright(ed)(able), make a really big release, I enjoy it for a week, then it gets cleaned out once the first C&D hits. If this is still up and complete at the end of the month, I'll be surprised.

toomuchtodo 6y ago
The Internet Archive is treated as a library by many jurisdictions, and that comes with some latitude with regards to copyright. Any legitimate DMCA takedown requests would be honored with the content being made unavailable, but still stored on disk, for a later date (copyright runs out eventually for all works).
zozbot234 6y ago
I assume that this stuff is being uploaded by random users, not Archive.org themselves. The difference compared to any other online host that gets DMCA takedown requests is that they're allowed to store the content for preservation purposes (being a library) and will make it generally available when the rights on it expire.
aksss 6y ago
Yeah I saw the headline and (cuz I’m an adult nerd now?) the copyright issue was first thing to come to my mind. I also grew up playing AD&D 2nd Ed., loved it, glad others are keeping the fun alive. But I’m aware of a few niche hobbyist publications that are relatively rare and will be lost to time unless someone steps forward to sacrifice their own and digitize them. The copyright is not expired but the holders are not easily identifiable after bankruptcies, deaths, etc. This might be a good avenue, but I’m skeptical that they’re as resilient to claims if a quilt work of state-level status recognitions are the only defense.
nevster 6y ago
That was my first thought as well. However the About page shows this was created in 2016!

toomuchtodo 6y ago

The Internet Archive is treated as a library by many jurisdictions, and that comes with some latitude with regards to copyright. Any legitimate DMCA takedown requests would be honored with the content being made unavailable, but still stored on disk, for a later date (copyright runs out eventually for all works).

zozbot234 6y ago

I assume that this stuff is being uploaded by random users, not Archive.org themselves. The difference compared to any other online host that gets DMCA takedown requests is that they're allowed to store the content for preservation purposes (being a library) and will make it generally available when the rights on it expire.

aksss 6y ago

Yeah I saw the headline and (cuz I’m an adult nerd now?) the copyright issue was first thing to come to my mind. I also grew up playing AD&D 2nd Ed., loved it, glad others are keeping the fun alive. But I’m aware of a few niche hobbyist publications that are relatively rare and will be lost to time unless someone steps forward to sacrifice their own and digitize them. The copyright is not expired but the holders are not easily identifiable after bankruptcies, deaths, etc. This might be a good avenue, but I’m skeptical that they’re as resilient to claims if a quilt work of state-level status recognitions are the only defense.

nevster 6y ago

That was my first thought as well. However the About page shows this was created in 2016!