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Internet Archives Fires Back in Lawsuit Over Covid-19 Emergency Library
After the Internet Archive made over one million books available for free for the duration of the Covid-19 pandemic, powerful publishers sued. Now, it's fighting back.
A Massive Leak of Nintendo Source Code Is Causing Chaos in Video Games
The leak unearthed new revelations about classic games like 'Super Mario 64,' and caused a split amongst preservationists about what to do with likely stolen material.
How the Screenshot Became One of the Internet’s Most Powerful Tools
The surprising origins of a gesture we take for granted everyday.
This Senator Is Seemingly Obsessed With Threatening the Internet Archive
While the country deals with a pandemic and mass protests, Sen. Thom Tillis has repeatedly sent letters to the Internet Archive that warn its projects may be illegal.
It’s Time to Archive the Internet Archive
Publishers are suing the Internet Archive for its emergency library, putting the whole project in danger.
Viacom Forced Internet Archive to Remove Hundreds of Hours of MTV Broadcasts
A copyright takedown request from MTV's parent company asked the Internet Archive to remove the collection of videos spanning from 1981 to 1991.
You Can Now Access 1.4 Million Books for Free Thanks to the Internet Archive
The Internet Archive is temporarily eliminating waitlists for tons of ebooks to create a National Emergency Library open to anyone with an internet connection.
Archivists Are Uploading Hundreds of Random VHS Tapes to the Internet
Two-hundred new 90s and early 2000s tapes hit the Internet Archive from the same group in just in the last two months.
Archivists Are Saving the History of Internet Piracy
The goal is to create a catalog of more than 5 terabytes of searchable, piracy-related metadata.
Libraries and Archivists Are Scanning and Uploading Books That Are Secretly in the Public Domain
Millions of books are secretly in the public domain thanks to a copyright loophole, a new project seeks to put them on the Internet Archive.
The Famous 'NESticle' Emulator’s Stolen Source Code Has Been Preserved
The release and preservation of the stolen source code to the iconic 90s NES emulator NESticle reflects a new chapter in a controversial saga with deep roots.
How to Download the Books That Just Entered the Public Domain
Public Domain Day was yesterday, but you were probably hungover, so here’s how to download the tens of thousands of books that became legal to download for free in 2019.