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https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/tegan-sara-kathleen-hanna-internet-archive-lawsuit-letter-1235195841/>
"Kathleen Hanna, Tegan and Sara, and Amanda Palmer are among the 300-plus
musicians who have signed an open letter supporting the Internet Archive as it
faces a $621 million copyright infringement lawsuit over its efforts to
preserve 78 rpm records.
The letter, spearheaded by the digital advocacy group Fight for the Future,
states that the signatories “wholeheartedly oppose” the lawsuit, which they
suggest benefits “shareholder profits” more than actual artists. It continues:
“We don’t believe that the Internet Archive should be destroyed in our name.
The biggest players of our industry clearly need better ideas for supporting
us, the artists, and in this letter we are offering them.”
Palmer, in a statement shared with
Rolling Stone, says, “It’s an ironic gut
punch to musicians and audiences alike to see that the Internet Archive could
be destroyed in the name of protecting musicians. For decades, the Internet
Archive has had the backs of creators of all kinds when no one else was there
to protect us, making sure that old recordings, live shows, websites like
MTV
News, and diverse information and culture from all over the world had a place
where they’d never, ever be erased, carving out a haven where all that
creativity and storytelling was recognized as a critically valuable
contribution to an important historic archive.”
Other artists who signed the letter include Deerhoof, Cloud Nothings, Open Mike
Eagle, Diiv, Franz Nicolay of the Hold Steady, Eve 6, Mary Lattimore, Real
Estate, Julia Holter, Kimya Dawson, Caroline Rose, Merrill Garbus (Tune-Yards),
the Old 97’s Rhett Miller, Real Estate, Speedy Ortiz, Sarah Tudzin (Illuminati
Hotties), Spencer Tweedy, Ted Leo, Brian Aubert of Silvers Pickups, Michael
Travis of the String Cheese Incident, and Anjimilie."
Via Violet Blue’s
Cybersecurity Roundup: December 10, 2024
https://www.patreon.com/posts/cybersecurity-10-117669706
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
