Wed. 09/14 - The Dream of the 90s Is Alive on the Internet Archive… But For How Much Longer?

<p><strong><em>Several major publishing houses are suing the Internet Archive. Why? And what could the ramifications of the lawsuit have on the archive and on digital access to knowledge more broadly?</em></strong></p><p>Sponsors:</p><ul><li>Bambee, Schedule a conversation at <a href="http://bambee.com/cool" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">bambee.com/cool</a></li><li>BetterHelp, Get 10% off your first month at<a href="http://betterhelp.com/COOLSTUFF" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> betterhelp.com/COOLSTUFF</a></li></ul><p>Links:</p><ul><li><a href="https://slate.com/technology/2022/09/internet-archive-national-emergency-library-lawsuit.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Could the Internet Archive go out like Napster?</a> (Slate)</li><li><a href="https://www.wired.com/story/publishers-worry-ebooks-libraries-virtual-shelves" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Publishers Worry as Ebooks Fly off Libraries' Virtual Shelves</a> (Wired)</li><li><a href="https://controlleddigitallending.org/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Controlled Digital Lending</a>&nbsp;</li><li><a href="https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2020/06/publishers-sue-internet-archive-over-massive-digital-lending-program/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Lawsuit over online book lending could bankrupt Internet Archive</a> (Ars Technica, 2020)</li><li><a href="https://99percentinvisible.org/episode/search-and-ye-might-find/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Search and Ye Might Find</a> (99% Invisible) </li><li><a href="http://twitter.com/jackisnotabird" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Jackson Bird on Twitter</a></li></ul><p>See Privacy Policy at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://art19.com/privacy</a> and California Privacy Notice at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info</a>.</p>