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The Internet Archive (IA) is a nonprofit founded with the lofty goal of providing "universal access to all knowledge." Their archive of websites lets historians and journalists step back into time to view past states of the Internet.
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The Internet Archive (IA) [1] is a nonprofit founded with the lofty goal of providing "universal access to all knowledge." Their archive of websites lets historians and journalists step back into time to view past states of the Internet. They also archive audio recordings, news programs, and digital images, making high-quality historical information available to users who might not otherwise have access.
The laudable work on the IA has received funding and accolades from leading nonprofits, such as the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, the Democracy Fund, the National Endowment for the Humanities, and the Institute of Museum and Library Services. But the IA also sometimes receives less-glowing attention – like on June 1, for instance, when they were sued by four major book publishers in a legal challenge that could, based on the statutory limits of the alleged infractions, force the IA offline and drive it into bankruptcy [2].
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