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News publishers are worried about AI scraping. But as Brewster Kahle writes in the Atlantic today, blocking the Wayback Machine leaves holes in the public record, and takes away evidence journalists themselves need to hold the powerful accountable.

theatlantic.comThe Internet Needs a MemoryPublishers have every right to challenge businesses that exploit their work—but the Wayback Machine has become collateral damage.

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As we said in March, blocking the Internet Archive is like newspapers telling physical libraries they’re no longer allowed to collect past issues. Whatever happens in AI-copyright disputes, publishers shouldn’t make libraries collateral damage.

eff.orgBlocking the Internet Archive Won’t Stop AI, But It Will Erase the Web’s Historical RecordImagine a newspaper publisher announcing it will no longer allow libraries to keep copies of its paper. That’s effectively what’s begun happening online in the last few months. The Internet Archive—th...

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