Sony and other music labels sue Internet Archive for digitizing old records
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Re: Sony and other music labels sue Internet Archive for digitizing old records
#2Copyright law is incompatible with preservation of cultural artefacts.
Re: Sony and other music labels sue Internet Archive for digitizing old records
#3Full list of the plaintiffs, so that they can be appropriately awarded next time one is shopping for music.
UMG Recordings, Inc. - Capitol Records, LLC - Concord Bicycle Assets, LLC - CMGI Recorded Music Assets, LLC - Sony Music Entertainment - Arista Music
Re: Sony and other music labels sue Internet Archive for digitizing old records
#4It seems the Internet Archive itself may be in need of archiving... in a far more distributed manner.
Re: Sony and other music labels sue Internet Archive for digitizing old records
#5Yesterday: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37100140 ("Record labels hit Internet Archive with new copyright lawsuit", >200 comments)
Re: Sony and other music labels sue Internet Archive for digitizing old records
#6Copyright law is incompatible with preservation of cultural artefacts.
From the article and the wording it seems that the distribution of the music is the biggest issue in this case. I don't think the Internet Archive would be in trouble if they archived it offline and then published it after the copyright term expired.
Re: Sony and other music labels sue Internet Archive for digitizing old records
#7It seems the Internet Archive itself may be in need of archiving... in a far more distributed manner.
as long as they don’t open the archive to the public via the internet they should be ok :)
Re: Sony and other music labels sue Internet Archive for digitizing old records
#8Copyright law is incompatible with preservation of cultural artefacts.
From the article and the wording it seems that the distribution of the music is the biggest issue in this case. I don't think the Internet Archive would be in trouble if they archived it offline and then published it after the copyright term expired.
Distribution helps to preserve cultural artifacts. It's more likely for them to survive if they are backed up in different places. History has proven that copyright holders prefer cultural works to be lost than distributed without payment.
Most of early movies have been lost. Tons of music has been lost. Many old video games are only available illegally. We now have technology to archive and distribute cultural artifacts for little to no cost.
It's ridiculous that cultural preservation has become a legal problem not a technical problem as it was for most of human history.
Re: Sony and other music labels sue Internet Archive for digitizing old records
#9Full list of the plaintiffs, so that they can be appropriately awarded next time one is shopping for music. UMG Recordings, Inc. - Capitol Records, LLC - Concord Bicycle Assets, LLC - CMGI Recorded Music Assets, LLC - Sony Music Entertainment - Arista Music
Everyone who is working for these companies should be ashamed of their choice.
Re: Sony and other music labels sue Internet Archive for digitizing old records
#10Full list of the plaintiffs, so that they can be appropriately awarded next time one is shopping for music. UMG Recordings, Inc. - Capitol Records, LLC - Concord Bicycle Assets, LLC - CMGI Recorded Music Assets, LLC - Sony Music Entertainment - Arista Music
Ooooof, at least in the genres I tend to listen to, SME (and numerous sublabels thereof) are basically impossible to avoid.
I can take advantage of how low streaming payouts are, I guess? It's almost like refusing to buy their stuff.