Internet Archive's digital library has been found in breach of copyright. The decision has some important implications

The legal ruling against the Internet Archive has come down in favour of the rights of authors.

https://theconversation.com/internet-archives-digital-library-has-been-found-in-breach-of-copyright-the-decision-has-some-important-implications-212091

Internet Archive's digital library has been found in breach of copyright. The decision has some important implications

The legal ruling against the Internet Archive has come down in favour of the rights of authors.

The Conversation
I think we need to start caring about how laws affect the preservation of data, this is ridiculous.
I wonder if you would feel that way if you were one of the artists whose copyrighted media was distributed illegally?
Well for one, piracy often helps artists by getting their media in the hands of more people, hence more exposure
Okay on some level I agree with you, but “paying with exposure” is bullshit. If I like something I’ll pay for it after the fact