Internet Archive

I was recently looking for an older article by Dr. Mercola (who is outspokenly against the Covid-19 "vaccine"), and guess what message I got:

"This URL has been excluded from the Wayback Machine."

So, if you run a popular Web site but are not gung-ho about vaccines and masks, then the Wayback Machine will BAN you.

Pathetic.

Just ban the Wayback Machine from your life instead.

Found their tool to find defunct (no longer existing) websites. Use to use one and wondered what happened. Still gone, but was able to see screenshots of the old site. ALSO, WOW WOW WOW! Old magazines, books, movies, and SOFTWARE all legal! Such an incredible resource.

It allows you to play old PS1 or other console games, comes with a whole library, web site archiving especially if you like to archive your own, allows you to share your favorite videos, many software and images you could check out i love it especially if you wanna like film yourself playing a game

I used to be a big fan of the Internet Archive back when it was actually doing what it was supposed to, and that's archive really old sites, as well as public domain books. I used to have so much fun revisiting the earliest days of the web, back when people were making silly meme sites or personal pages on Geocities or other free webhosting sites.

As of 2020, whatever good will I had towards the archive changed when I saw that it was uploading a king's ransom of pirated movies, books, music video games and other things very much under copyright. I have screenshots from this year, back when it was trying to defend itself against Hachette in court The Internet Archive had the nerve to continue hosting all of this pirated content as it was being sued, I guess, waiting on the verdict from the lawsuit so it could decide whether to continue hosting these illegal files or not.

The Internet Archive also scrapes people's websites and files without their permission, and makes it easy for visitors to bypass paywalls, so that content creators can't get paid.

When you contact the archive to try and get your site removed, it demands all of your private information, including photo ID and domain registration information!

The Internet Archive is just another scummy content scraper and copyright thief, and if you have a website, I strongly suggest you remove it from the Wayback Machine.

Blocked a site because certain people want to hide the fact that they want to rape women, this is a quarantined attack to hide factual information from the public eye, it does not help the fact that these people use their identity to shield themselves from criticism, claiming it to be harassment, while one basically made child porn, another is a scam artist who is a assistant to a suicide prevention hotline where nobody know how to even run a suicide prevention hotline, and one is basically a crazy person,

This seems to be common practice when it comes to things they don't agree with, they burn the books and tell you that they archive, not surprisingly the owner of the site is apparently a pedophile who gets off on mutilating children, in other words, don't give them your patronage.

This is a really good site as it also provides its content for free, especially the Wayback machine and the free books, I don't see where the complaints are coming from

Mm
Jan 13,2020, 6:26 PM (4 days ago)
I wanted to look at a movie from the above account but the movie and the account disappeared. Can you tell me what happened to it?

Internet Archive
Jan 13,2020, 6:36 PM (4 days ago)
Pirated movies are not allowed on Internet Archive

Mm
Jan 13,2020, 6:48 PM (4 days ago)
I wasn't aware that public domain movies could be pirated.

Internet Archive
Jan 13,2020, 6:50 PM (4 days ago)
Clearly, many of them were not PD

Mm
Jan 13,2020, 6:55 PM (4 days ago)
How would I know if a movie is or is not in the public domain?

Mm
Jan 14,2020, 8:48 AM (3 days ago)
It may be clear to you if a movie is not in the PD but not to me. When someone is honestly asking you a question concerning the issue, an answer would be appreciated. You believe that "many of them were not PD", what did you base your decision on? Did you notify the person putting up movies that some of the movies were not acceptable? Did you give them a chance to remedy the situation? Your answers to me were curt and I'm sorry to say actually a little rude. As someone who loves these movies and wants to share them, the reception to my questions was a little disheartening. I can appreciate the fact that the archive needs to maintain a certain ethical standard but a little assistance in determining what is acceptable and what is not would go a long way in helping people determine the items that can and can not be shared. Not everyone is out for a buck.

In the last few weeks I have watched dozens of movies on the archive. I've seen movies that had release dates from 1929 to 2016. I don't understand why something released in 2016 is public domain and something released in 1954 is not. There is no definitive list anywhere that I can find that would tell me what is public domain and what is not public domain. How can someone follow your terms of use if they do not know if something is in violation of those terms? When someone does make a mistake and upload something not in the public domain is it one strike and you're out? For an organization that purports to want to preserve these items you don't make it easy for regular stupid people to comply. And to have an honest question from someone who really wants to learn just go unanswered is like a slap in the face. You are telling me that my question is not worth answering.

Internet Archive
Jan 14,2020, 11:50 AM (3 days ago)
Hello,
Everyone who uploads to the archive agrees to our terms of use, which include prohibitions on uploading materials they do not have rights to.
Warm regards,

Mm
Jan 14,2020, 3:00 PM (3 days ago)
I have no problem with agreeing to your terms of use. My question is how do I know if a movie is not a public domain movie? If one movie is not in the public domain do you kick out everything or just the movie that doesn't qualify?

Mm
Jan 15,2020, 9:43 AM (2 days ago)
Your silence speaks volumes.

I had hopes for your organization. I though you honestly believed in your mission statement of preserving digital media. I thought that it would be a place where people could communicate and share information and these movies that I love. I see now that the only time you are interested in communicating is when you want money. I have no problem with donating to an organization that has the same values that I do, however, I believe that it is not the organization that has feelings but the people who freely give you the books and movies that have the real heart. I appreciate the people who take the time and money to update their data to your site but as for the people that run the organization I fear that you have lost your humanity. Why bother having a contact page when you do not care to actually deal with people.

I have been trying for three days now to have a civil conversation with anyone at your organization. All I have received is a few curt sentences that never really addressed my question, and still hasn't. And sticking a Hello and a Warm Regards at the beginning and end of your terse standard cut and paste response does not make it more endearing. Apparently you know what is in the public domain and what isn't. I do not and I was honestly seeking advice on how to find out. I don't want to put illegal data in the archives and I was not trying to dupe you. I was actually hoping to learn from you so I could be a better contributor; however, you are not interested in people only in digital code. It is sad to learn that.

If I put movies out on your site that are not in the public domain, fine, take them down. But don't assume I put them up for nefarious reasons and that I am the enemy or a cancer that you need to cut out and toss in a hazardous waste dump. You may not have feelings but I do. Take them down, tell me that are not allowed and then teach me how to identify what can go up. Granted you are allowed to run your site the way you want but your inhumanity degrades what you claim to be trying to do.

To put it in terms that you can understand, Clearly You Are Robots.

I will continue to watch movies on your site and share them with other human beings not because of what you claim as an altruistic purpose but because these movies were put on the site by real people.
Warm Regards,

I'm one of the many bookworms who can't survive without a book fix, and there's no better place for one than Internet archive. This site is unbelievable! It works like a library; you sign up, and then can borrow one of the many books thy have available, from libraries and collections all over the world. These include both contemporary books and ones published in past centuries, fiction bios, history, even magazines, comic books, catalogs, name it, it's there!

You can search by title, author, subject, collection, sometimes by publisher and year as well, and you'll find books you read years ago that you lost touch with (like I did, many times) and can be happily reacquainted with again. You can borrow them hourly (no problem, as you can keep reborrowing when your time expires) and some are available for two weeks, with no expiration. The books are all photocopied, very clear to read, and most have their covers pictured, too. That's how I recognized some old friends!

You also save a fortune on what you would have paid if you had to go out and buy these books. The site is free, though they accept donations, it's not necessary.

As a bonus, many TV shows and movies are also available, as well as commercials, documentaries, podcasts, you name it!

Don't pass this gem up, check it out, I can guarantee you won't be disappointed!

I asked internet archive to correct some information. After many mails and phones, there is still no reaction. The site owners also do not give any reaction. This is a huge fake news site!

Has just about everything. Great site!!!

A helpful site with loads of info. I like it!

I can see the history of any site. Great. Very helpful site.