Record labels attempt to bankrupt Internet Archive over grandpa's dusty old 78s

Congratulations, music industry – you've found a way to make people hate you even more than when you sued 12-year-olds for downloading Britney Spears songs.
This time they're targeting the Internet Archive for the unforgivable crime of preserving history. According to Ars Technica, major labels are now seeking a $700 million in damages over the Archive's Great 78 Project, which digitizes those ancient, crackly records your great-grandparents stored in their basement. — Read the rest
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