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I think that would get into murky water really quickly with the rights holders (/content creators) not exactly being thrilled the Wayback Machine is essentially

I think that would get into murky water really quickly with the rights holders (/content creators) not exactly being thrilled the Wayback Machine is essentially monetizing their IP behind their back.

g-b-r 18d ago
If the money was guaranteed to only be used to pay the costs, there probably wouldn't be any problems
- usr1106 18d ago
  No. What happened to their remote library scheme? They did not make if for profit, but still...
usr1106 18d ago
Interesting, in all the years I have never noticed that IP has 2 meanings (well probably more...) Yeah, I am an engineer and usually try to avoid the legal BS. Although I hate that AI has made stealing legal if you are big enough.
bonestamp2 18d ago
It wouldn't be behind their back, like I said, "Maybe let website owners decide which scrapers are allowed to use their content, or allow them to get paid for use of it."
- mitxela 18d ago
  You wouldn't need archive.org for that - you could negotiate with the actual website. I think they'd demand quite a lot of money.