Internet Archive is in danger

Modern corporations are a damned plague. Most of these fuckers would destroy our whole cultural heritage in a heartbeat if it meant making a profit.

Yes, corporations exist to make profit, but come on, there are limits.

corporations attack anything that might challenge their ability to make a quick buck: everyone and everything else be damned. sadly the only way to overcome this kind of monster is a decentralized network of information hoarders. appealing lawsuits is just a bandaid.

the internet archive needs to reorganize. as long as it makes itself into a target as a centralized org, it will also get shot at by soulless corporate husks. im envisioning moving everything onto ipfs, that way anyone can help host as much or little as they like.

Would you care the elaborate more?

Fuck.

I really hope someone gets hold of the data and shares it on p2p or otherwise. If all this data is deleted it would be equivalent to nuking pyramids or burning Picasso paintings.

Made me look for internet archive merch and found they actually do have a store for it

https://store.archive.org/

The DDOS attack or the lawsuits?

There's no link. Down voted.

Update: OP updated the post to include a link. Up voted.

They made a really dumb move and now have to pay for it. I understand their importance but it doesn't seem like they do - or they are naive enough to believe corpos have good will.

They broke law in such a dumb way, and it's a pity they put their entire project in jeopardy. My only thought while deciding to donate is "what will prevent them from doing something this dumb again?"

Anti Commercial-AI license

Is this suppost to be a link

Just sent them a couple of bucks. Wish I could give more but the conversion rate on my currency is atrocious lol 🫠

Can they sink the IA name and just set up as another entity? I mean, declare bankruptcy etc. What happens to the archived data in this scenario? I am not a lawyer so I have no idea

Edit perhaps they can setup up an entity, sell the data to it, and bankrupt IA?

They should have:

• Not sell out to AI.
• Deleted doxxing info (they already removed stuff like Mike Matei's racist webcomics on behalf of Mike Matei).

not enough AI features! /s

Is it still under attack?

Is there any way to use my own computer to take up summer off the dose traffic?

Why can't anyone spot a grift anymore? The IA is hugely profitable, and is very clearly crafting PR statements designed to increase donations. Has noone had their trust abused before? If they were trying to make change around this subject they wouldnt be so dishonest in their messaging.

IA are not Robin Hood.