Notices by internetarchive (internetarchive@mastodon.archive.org)

We’re fighting to restore access to more than 500,000 books in court this week. You can show your support in a number of ways - learn more 👉 https://blog.archive.org/2024/06/26/were-fighting-for-library-rights-in-court-this-friday-join-us/

Sorry to say, archive.org is under a ddos attack. The data is not affected, but most services are unavailable.

We are working on it & will post updates in comments.

Why is The Wayback Machine so important for preserving our digital culture? According to new analysis from Pew Research Center:
❌ 38% of webpages that existed in 2013 are no longer accessible
❌ 23% of news webpages contain at least one broken link
🔗 https://www.pewresearch.org/data-labs/2024/05/17/when-online-content-disappears/

After months offline, DISCMASTER rises again! 💿 The site, which is not run by the Internet Archive, offers users the ability to perform semantic search of thousands of shareware & compilation CD-ROMs preserved at @internetarchive 👉
https://blog.archive.org/2024/01/21/discmaster-rises-again/

Sierra Christmas Card 1986: A Computer Christmas https://archive.org/details/sierra-christmas-card-1986 #preservation

From today until December 31, 2023, every donation to the Internet Archive will be matched 1-to-1, doubling the impact of your gift this holiday season!

Help us continue to provide Universal Access to All Knowledge: https://archive.org/donate/?origin=mstdn-eoy2023

Announced today: Internet Archive joins the Partnership on AI ▶️ https://partnershiponai.org/partnership-on-ai-welcomes-four-new-partners/

We submitted a letter to the court today in the ongoing lawsuit against our library. We’re fighting for the rights of libraries to use their print collections in the digital age: https://blog.archive.org/2023/08/11/our-fight-is-far-from-over/ #DigitalRightsForLibraries #EmpoweringResearch

NEW AT ARCHIVE.ORG: A photo collection of more than 1,400 historic coins from all over the world, dating from 1643 to 2015.

Shown here is a Hesse-Cassel 1/24 Thaler from 1788: https://archive.org/details/hesse-cassel-km-529-groschen-1788-df

🪙Explore the full collection: https://archive.org/details/valley-of-coins?&sort=date

🚨We’re standing up for the digital rights of all libraries today in court! Happening now: the Southern District of New York is hearing oral argument in Hachette v. Internet Archive, the lawsuit against our library. Here’s how you can help us defend the rights of libraries & readers:

✊Join the online rally: https://www.battleforlibraries.com/ @team
🗣Join the live blog: https://controlleddigitallending.org/2023/03/20/hachette-v-ia-liveblog/
🔗Sign up for updates: https://empoweringlibraries.org/get-involved/
#EmpoweringLibraries

The lawsuit we're fighting isn’t just about the Internet Archive. It will determine the future of all libraries & their patrons, including those with print disabilities. #Accesstoknowledge for diverse communities will be impacted 🌍

Over the next 20 days until we go to court, we’ll be giving you 20 reasons to care about this lawsuit. We can’t wait to introduce you to the teachers, doctors, journalists & many more who rely on our lending library #EmpoweringLibraries https://www.eff.org/cases/hachette-v-internet-archive

📣 Launched just five months ago, @internetarchive's Digital Library of Amateur Radio & Communications has expanded to more than 61,000 items related to amateur radio, shortwave listening & related communications. Check out the latest additions: http://blog.archive.org/2023/02/28/dlarc-61000/

As most of you know, our library is being sued by 4 corporate publishers who want to stop the Internet Archive from lending books. The date for oral argument has just been set for March 20.

What's at stake? Lia Holland from @team elaborates: https://www.fightforthefuture.org/news/2023-02-23-statement-major-decision-on-libraries-digital-rights-a-step-closer-on-march-20

Welcome to the #PublicDomain, 'Oil!' by Upton Sinclair, the #BannedBook that served as the inspiration for the 2007 film 'There Will Be Blood' https://archive.org/details/oil0000upto/mode/1up

Today we welcome works of art from 1927 into the public domain. Check out the movies, music, periodicals & books that are now free to remix & reuse in our latest blog post:
🔗https://blog.archive.org/2023/01/01/welcoming-1927-to-the-public-domain/

When the clock strikes midnight tonight, most of the published works from 1927 will move into the public domain in the US. Celebrate these works at one of our two Public Domain Day celebrations, January 19 & 20:
http://blog.archive.org/2022/11/30/the-best-things-in-life-are-free-two-ways-to-celebrate-public-domain-day-in-2023/

Do digital books last longer than physical books? @brewsterkahle highlights the lengths libraries go through to keep digital books viable: they “need constant maintenance—reprocessing, reformatting, re-invigorating or they will not be readable or read.” http://blog.archive.org/2022/11/15/digital-books-wear-out-faster-than-physical-books/