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What is "outdated material" for a library? Isn't that precisely where you go to find "outdated material" is a library's archives?

As I understand it, it’s voluntary and like the government document version of the Twitter firehose. Direct access to all published government documents as they are created.

Did you read the accompanying article? https://www.kqed.org/news/12049420/sf-based-internet-archive...

It sounds like it was at the request of IA:

> "...in response to the enclosed letter I received from the Founder and Digital Librarian of the Internet Archive, Mr. Brewster Kahle, I am designating the Internet Archive as a federal depository library in California."

Which seems a lot more agreeable than unilateral designation (which is also how I initially read this).

a small scroll:

>Under federal law, members of Congress can designate up to two qualified libraries for federal depository status.

They already remove “inconvenient” webpages on the Wayback Machine if someone asks nicely enough. If I remember correctly, if you use it to save a software company’s documentation pages or evidence of something embarrassing like a potential data breach, they could remove it if the company asks. I think Oracle might have done something like this before.

It's a one way street. This provides more access to materials held by the federal gov for ingest into IA's storage system. Bit of a policy interconnect, if you will. Reminder to donate to the Archive.

Doubtful. They’re not part of the government so the 1st amendment applies.

If you see a bank that says "federally chartered" or "federal deposit insurance corporation", stay clear!

I've heard it has already happened. Specifically the internet archive removed vidoes of the TempleOS developer Terry Davis' live streams because of problematic content.

If the internet archive is already curated for content then yeah there is a 100% chance that there will be more curation of content.

given this is already happening with many other taxpayer funded datasets, will pretty on brand with this group

I mean, what would they do to exert control? Remove their federal depository status?

Imagine having to delete their 100PB of warez.

I’m down to join this effort if anyone else wants to retire row in the same direction.

I’m still excited about it.

I hope that all of the world libraries join with the internet archive into a global cooperative.

I also hope there is a secret sub-basement in a different dimension that contains powerful artifacts, guarded by a master librarian.

A man can dream can’t he?

That says more about you than it says about the times, I'm afraid. Your first thought should still be the former, not the latter.

yes trump is on the computer messing around with this

"radical hatred of content creators" is a very harsh and specific allegation. I wasn't aware that Kahle was considered such a bad actor. I did some googling and wikipedia-ing and can't see much that supports that claim. I am very open minded to the nuances of IP rights vs information-wants-to-be-free so I'd love to hear more details about your position particularly as it relates to the federal depository designation.

They were already recognized by the state of California as a library, and have received federal funds for infrastructure under that designation. They’ve also been accepted into consortiums made up of other libraries in the US. Whether you believe they’re a library is immaterial.