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Without a change to its current law, universities and libraries in the UK might not be able to work with universities in other countries on many research projects. While we urge the UK government to retain some form of noncommercial exception for text and data mining (TDM), as we point out in our ...

Freeland, Chris. “Internet Archive Responds to Recording Industry Lawsuit Targeting Obsolete Media” Internet Archive Blog, August 14, 2023.
Posted in 78rpm, Announcements, News | Tagged 78, 78s, lawsuit | 7 Replies
The Public Domain and the Rise of the Hays Code
Posted on March 18, 2025 by Sterling ...

Dr. Paul Radin (1883-1959) is considered to be one of the formative influences in contemporary anthropology and ethnography in the United States and Europe. The bulk of the Paul Radin Papers consists of surveys from Radin’s supervision of over 200 workers who interviewed ethnic groups in the San ...

Original animation from Steamboat Willie (1928) that inspired Screamboat (2025).
Utilizing animation reminiscent of the original Steamboat Willie cartoon, the film recounts an old man’s tale of how Willie was separated from his creator, an animated depiction of Walt Disney. Much like in real life ...

Local residents, some of whom are themselves transplants from New Orleans, are serious about their Carnival traditions. We currently capture the websites of some of our main Krewes, groups that spend most of the year planning parades and balls during Carnival season, and curate local news articles ...

Next this group brought their core questions to the public in the DWeb Weekend (August 16-17) at the Internet Archive. Day 1 focused on unconference-style discussions, while Day 2 was devoted to talks and hands-on workshops. Across five spaces and three sessions, the community brainstormed on topics ...

The following guest post from Joanna Kolosov, Librarian and Archivist at the Sonoma County Library in California, is part of a series written by members of Internet Archive’s Community Webs program. Community Webs advances the capacity of community-focused memory organizations to build web and ...