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I never get how Archive.org can get away with... everything? Like every single console game is there. Nintendo is very famous to take down ROM sites yet their f

I never get how Archive.org can get away with... everything? Like every single console game is there. Nintendo is very famous to take down ROM sites yet their full library is on Archive.org. And that's Nintendo only, all the PS1, PS2, PS3 games and the whole Xbox/360 catalog is there as well. It's crazy In some aspect Archive.org is better than some private torrent trackers

kingcharles 5y ago
archive.org regularly removes things when they are alerted :(
- bt1a 5y ago
  Sounds like we need an archive.org archive
spicybright 5y ago
I'm so happy they somehow keep going. I've found so much otherwise dead software there, esp. obscure windows 3.1 games I played growing up :)
nicoburns 5y ago
There's plenty of precedent for archives. National libraries get a copy of everything published, and anybody is allowed to borrow and read from it for free. I think there is a recognition that preserving history is important.
gibspaulding 5y ago
I've been worrying about this as well. I recently found a Beetles discography on Archive.org even after TPB turned up almost nothing. It's great being able to find things, but It'd be a shame to loose all of the legitimate content because of getting associated with blatant piracy.
- Y_Y 5y ago
  Meatspace libraries often have a big collection of CDs too. This is part of our cultural heritage, and I think making it accesible in this form is a no-brainer. (By the way, maybe it was a typo, but the spelling is "Beatles". They were better at songwriting than puns.)
ranger_danger 5y ago
Because they're a library with a DMCA exception (which may be expiring soon), they are allowed to host that content. That doesn't mean you are allowed to download it though. Normal copyright and DMCA law still applies to you as a consumer of this content. Also Jason Scott has stated that they prefer to take a stance of "just upload whatever it is first, then if someone complains we will take it down".

kingcharles 5y ago

archive.org regularly removes things when they are alerted :(

bt1a 5y ago
Sounds like we need an archive.org archive

spicybright 5y ago

I'm so happy they somehow keep going. I've found so much otherwise dead software there, esp. obscure windows 3.1 games I played growing up :)

nicoburns 5y ago

There's plenty of precedent for archives. National libraries get a copy of everything published, and anybody is allowed to borrow and read from it for free. I think there is a recognition that preserving history is important.

gibspaulding 5y ago

I've been worrying about this as well. I recently found a Beetles discography on Archive.org even after TPB turned up almost nothing. It's great being able to find things, but It'd be a shame to loose all of the legitimate content because of getting associated with blatant piracy.

Y_Y 5y ago
Meatspace libraries often have a big collection of CDs too. This is part of our cultural heritage, and I think making it accesible in this form is a no-brainer. (By the way, maybe it was a typo, but the spelling is "Beatles". They were better at songwriting than puns.)

ranger_danger 5y ago

Because they're a library with a DMCA exception (which may be expiring soon), they are allowed to host that content. That doesn't mean you are allowed to download it though. Normal copyright and DMCA law still applies to you as a consumer of this content. Also Jason Scott has stated that they prefer to take a stance of "just upload whatever it is first, then if someone complains we will take it down".