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@petersuber@fediscience.org · 2 weeks ago

"#News #publishers limit #InternetArchive access due to #AI scraping concerns."
https://www.niemanlab.org/2026/01/news-publishers-limit-internet-archive-access-due-to-ai-scraping-concerns/

PS: I'm one who thinks AI training on copyrighted content is #FairUse and (separate point) even desirable in the case of academic research.
https://fediscience.org/@petersuber/113443473594224752

But this kind of training will create huge collateral damage --indirectly through publisher action -- if it diminishes the @internetarchive.

#Copyright #Journalism

petersuber

@petersuber@fediscience.org · 3 hours ago

Update. It's happening. "News Publishers Are Now Blocking The Internet Archive, And We May All Regret It."
https://www.techdirt.com/2026/02/13/news-publishers-are-now-blocking-the-internet-archive-and-we-may-all-regret-it/

@mmasnick is right: "In our rush to punish #AI companies, we’re destroying public goods that serve everyone…We’re sacrificing the historical record not because of proven harm, but because publishers are worried about what might happen. That’s a hell of a tradeoff."

#Copyright #InternetArchive #Journalism #Publishers
@internetarchive