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 threadThat Anonymous CowardAug 13, 2023

@brewsterkahle

Their lawyers.

"The lawsuit said the recordings are all available on authorized streaming services and "face no danger of being lost, forgotten, or destroyed.""

Anyone watched Willow (tv series) this week oh wait that was a tax write off.

Because the archive exists, there will be no market for their "remasters" meant to extend the copyrights another 150 years because you call it a remaster & restart the clock.

Just happy the artists will be paid... oh wait...

Show threadYmaAug 13, 2023
@that_ac The artists are fucking dead lol.
Better find their maid’s daughter’s second husband’s former mistress to pay the royalties to. (Like Ravel’s Bolero: “The piece of classical music has proved a serial money-spinner for a succession of copyright owners, including the composer’s brother’s masseuse, her hairdresser husband and his second wife”)
Show threadThat Anonymous Coward

@yma

*waves hi*

I'm TAC, the sarcasm is implied in my statements.

Aug 14, 2023 at 2:54amWeb