How do power, access & inequity determine who benefits from the music economy? ⚖
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MUSIC AND COPYRIGHT IN THE ERA OF TAYLOR SWIFT explores the gap between copyright’s ideals & its realities, & what a fairer future for musicians could look like. Hear Michael Menna & Anjali Vats discuss it on the Future Knowledge #podcast.
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Listen & subscribe where you get your podcasts ⬇
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https://futureknowledge.transistor.fm/episodes/music-and-copyright-in-the-era-of-taylor-swift
Jean Armour Polly, aka the Net-mom & the person who helped popularize the phrase “surfing the internet," celebrates the Internet Archive’s 1 trillionth webpage. Her message highlights the ephemerality of websites, the importance of preserving digital culture, & honors the librarians & archivists who make it possible.
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https://blog.archive.org/2025/11/17/voices-celebrating-1-trillion-web-pages-jean-armour-polly-net-mom/
#Wayback1T #DigitalPreservation #InternetArchive @Netmom@researchbuzz.masto.host
97 years ago today, Steamboat Willie paddled onto the cinema screen.
In 2024, this iconic cartoon entered the public domain, opening new possibilities for sharing, remixing & reimagining. Watch this space for Public Domain Day 2026 announcements & celebrations!
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Watch the full cartoon ➡
️ https://archive.org/details/steamboat-willie_1928
#OTD#PublicDomain
From CNN: Inside the old church where one trillion webpages are being saved https://www.cnn.com/2025/11/16/business/video/internet-archive-wayback-machine-church-digvid
🎧 lo-fi microfiche digitization (to study/relax/preserve gov docs to)
Back online: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SxUjwZYBIUs
#lofi Archive radio 🎞
️ beats to scan/read microfiche by.
Preservation in progress, 7:30 AM to Midnight PT, Mon–Fri.
Archive ambience the rest of the time.
24/7 #livestream from the #InternetArchive ⤵
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https://www.youtube.com/live/aPg2V5RVh7U
#LiveNow #LiveStream
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In celebration of Smokey Bear's birthday, here's a look at how his official site has evolved over 29 years. The message? Still the same: "Only YOU."
Explore Smokey's online history with the Wayback Machine ➡️ https://web.archive.org/web/19961229073946/https://smokeybear.com/
#WaybackMachine #wildfireprevention #webhistory #smokeybear
What happens when government information quietly disappears from the web?
Join James Jacobs, Jim Jacobs, and Shari Laster for a critical #booktalk on PRESERVING GOVERNMENT INFORMATION: an exploration of public access, digital decay, and the future of government transparency. 📖
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Co-hosted by @AuthorsAlliance@mastodon.social
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Thurs Aug 28
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10 AM PT /1 PM ET
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ONLINE
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@internetarchive@mastodon.archive.org #opengov
Once the lifeblood of online creativity—from silly games to iconic animations—Flash has all but disappeared from the live web.
In our latest Vanishing Culture essay, free-range archivist Jason Scott explores why Flash deserves to be preserved, and how the Internet Archive is keeping it alive.
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https://blog.archive.org/2025/08/06/vanishing-culture-why-preserve-flash/
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Summer Vacation Roadtripping, 1940s style!
This home movie follows one family's adventures in national park treasures, including Yellowstone Falls, geysers & wildlife! (Please don't feed the bears 🐻)
🎞️ Watch the full 16-minute film ⤵️ https://archive.org/details/201466_Ransohoff_Collection_010149
#HomeMovies #VintageTravel @internetarchive@mastodon.archive.org #NationalParks #Summer
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