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Internet Archive Faces Copyright Lawsuit Over 'Myspace Dragon Hoard' (torrentfreak.com)

submitted 3 weeks ago by Beep@lemmus.org to c/technology@lemmy.world

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Illinois-based musician Anthony Martino is suing the Internet Archive for copyright infringement over its Myspace Dragon Hoard collection. This 490,000 MP3 collection was created from recordings that were lost in Myspace's 2019 server disaster. According to Martino, his music ended up in the collection without his authorization. Meanwhile, the Internet Archive denies wrongdoing and says it is protected by the DMCA safe harbor.

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[–] crandlecan@mander.xyz 89 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

What an asshole

[+] TheAsianDonKnots@lemmy.zip -15 points 3 weeks ago (3 children)

Can’t blame him for trying. I’m glad the IA stood up to him or it could have been the beginning of the end for the archive.

[–] grue@lemmy.world 57 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

Yes we fucking can! We can absolutely blame shitty people for trying to do shitty things, and suing an archive for archiving is one of 'em!

[–] crandlecan@mander.xyz 5 points 3 weeks ago

😂🙏

[–] TheAsianDonKnots@lemmy.zip -4 points 3 weeks ago

By that logic, AI engineers can just say they’re an archive and steal IP from artists to “lend” it to their LLM? I’m not saying the dude was in the right, I’m saying calling yourself an archive doesn’t automatically make you immune to IP challenges. When IA started “controlled digital lending” shortly after the pandemic, they started taking fire from creators.

An archive archives things. It’s not a library, it’s not a tor host, and CDL shouldn’t have happened… but everyone was on lockdown.

[–] surewhynotlem@lemmy.world 12 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Can’t blame him for trying

He doesn't get a free pass on shitty behavior just because he wants to be rich. That's sociopath talk. Or capitalist. Whatever.

[–] moonshadow@slrpnk.net 9 points 3 weeks ago

I'm doing it right now, actually

[–] Arghblarg@lemmy.ca 18 points 3 weeks ago

Whoah, the collection wasn't lost forever? According to the archive.org info, it was all lost in 2018 during a 'botched server migration'. Would be amazing if most of it has survived due to this research project ...

[–] Lumisal@lemmy.world 14 points 3 weeks ago

If they say it's being used to train AI, and then refer to the Facebook case, should work out for them.

[–] db2@lemmy.world 9 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

He looks exactly like I thought he would too.

[–] crandlecan@mander.xyz 3 points 3 weeks ago

Republican Boomer Douche?

[–] Magnum 2 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

How does he look

[–] db2@lemmy.world 3 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

[–] Magnum 2 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Mhh he looks kinda normal doesn't he?

[–] db2@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I didn't say he looked abnormal, just that he looked like what I expected.

[–] Magnum 0 points 2 weeks ago

So you expexted a normal looking dude

[–] haverholm@kbin.earth 1 points 2 weeks ago

Um, although I don't want to cast aspersions based on my own ignorance — who the hell even is Anthony Martino? Is this his first shot at actually making money off his music, by suing a nonprofit?

I will say I did the most basic research into the guy, and according to his wikipedia entry his songs have been featured in some TV shows. Wikipedia also notes that "It is proposed that this article be deleted because of the following concern:lack of notability. Tony seems to have created pages for himself and related projects", so draw your own conclusions.