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Record labels attempt to bankrupt Internet Archive over grandpa's dusty old 78s

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Congratulations, music industry – you've found a way to make people hate you even more than when you sued 12-year-olds for downloading Britney Spears songs. This time they're targeting the Internet Archive for the unforgivable crime of preserving history. According to Ars Technica, major labels are now seeking a $700 million in damages over the Archive's Great 78 Project, which digitizes those ancient, crackly records your great-grandparents sto…

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Record labels attempt to bankrupt Internet Archive over grandpa's dusty old 78s

Congratulations, music industry – you've found a way to make people hate you even more than when you sued 12-year-olds for downloading Britney Spears songs. This time they're targeting the Internet Archive for the unforgivable crime of preserving history. According to Ars Technica, major labels are now seeking a $700 million in damages over the Archive's Great 78 Project, which digitizes those ancient, crackly records your great-grandparents sto…

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Boing Boing broke the news in United States 2 days ago on Wednesday, March 12, 2025.

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