Brewster KahleAug 13, 2023

Now the Washington lawyers want to destroy digital collections of scratchy 78rpm records, 70-120 year old, built by dedicated preservationists online since 2006.

Who benefits?

https://www.reuters.com/legal/music-labels-sue-internet-archive-over-digitized-record-collection-2023-08-12/

Music labels sue Internet Archive over digitized record collection

Universal Music Group <a href="https://www.reuters.com/markets/companies/UMG.AS" target="_blank">(UMG.AS)</a>, Sony Music Entertainment <a href="https://www.reuters.com/markets/companies/6758.T" target="_blank">(6758.T)</a> and other record labels on Friday sued the nonprofit Internet Archive for copyright infringement over its streaming collection of digitized music from vintage records.

Reuters
Show threadStephen Collins
@brewsterkahle what kind of arseholes sue The Internet Archive? Oh, wait, it's music industry lawyers working for the labels. Of course.
Aug 13, 2023 at 8:22amWeb
Show threadLisPiAug 13, 2023
@trib @brewsterkahle Working for such scum should essentially be a career-ending decision as a demonstration of a complete lack of ethical standards.
Show threadIron Curtain (Chiptunes)Aug 14, 2023
@trib @brewsterkahle also, four book publishers.