Internet Archive Pirates 2005 -

The Swashbuckling Librarians of 2005: When the Internet Archive Embraced its Inner Pirate

Brewster Kahle’s team found itself in a bind. They believed in preservation, but they couldn’t ignore the law. Their solution was pragmatic: , but don’t pre-screen. This “pirate-friendly” policy (standard at the time for many U.S. online services under the DMCA’s safe harbor provisions) allowed the underground uploads to flourish in waves—each takedown followed by a new tide of re-uploads under slightly altered filenames. internet archive pirates 2005

Enter the Internet Archive.

Founder Brewster Kahle and the Archive community maintain they are librarians , not pirates, striving to ensure information isn't lost to the "digital dark age". Flashback: Other "Pirates" of 2005 The Swashbuckling Librarians of 2005: When the Internet