Wednesday, March 19, 2025

“When people want to study 78rpm sound recordings as they were originally created, they go to libraries like the Internet Archive.”
– Brewster Kahle, founder of the Internet Archive –

The Internet Archive’s Great 78 Project, which digitizes historical 78rpm records, is facing a copyright lawsuit from major labels like Universal and Sony—highlighting the tension between cultural preservation and intellectual property rights. As business leaders navigate digital transformation, this case illustrates how innovation often outpaces legal frameworks. For more, Check out the article Music labels will regret coming for the Internet Archive, sound historian says.

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Chad