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archive.org is also under the shadow of a $621 million lawsuit and run on a shoestring by activists. That amazing "play the game" feature was explicitly called
by badlibrarian 2y ago
archive.org is also under the shadow of a $621 million lawsuit and run on a shoestring by activists. That amazing "play the game" feature was explicitly called out as fully illegal (even to people with disabilities) by the Librarian of Congress a few months ago.
> The librarian renewed all existing exemptions except for the exemption for accessible access to video games, for which there was no petition for renewal.
https://www.arl.org/news/librarian-of-congress-expands-dmca-exemption-for-text-and-data-mining/ https://www.arl.org/news/librarian-of-congress-expands-dmca-...
There's enough balls being dropped here that multiple organizations with different boards, advisors, and funding models are needed. Kudos to all involved.