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reACTIONary

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23. What I prefer is that copyright protections be upheld...

Reply to littlemissmartypants (Reply #22)

Thu Nov 6, 2025, 05:18 PM

Nov 6

... for the benefit of the authors and other creators who work to provide the content. That's only fair.

I don't exactly understand your comment about preservation of the truth. Anyone can archive anything on this site, truth be damned. Maybe you could explain.

In any case, this operation seems to be an anonymous one man show run out of Russia with sketchy funding. So no one is going to be suing him for copyright infringement. The only remedy there would be taking down the site for good.

https://gyrovague.com/2023/08/05/archive-today-on-the-trail-of-the-mysterious-guerrilla-archivist-of-the-internet

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May he rest in peace. 🙏 littlemissmartypants Nov 6 #21

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many inconsistencies in the subpoena RainCaster Nov 6 #8

It's a boilerplate subpoena form filled out by some lackey Ocelot II Nov 6 #9

I posted this on HN IbogaProject Nov 6 #11

Drudge Report links to the us.archive in their story links kimbutgar Nov 6 #12

Just tell them all correspondence if via Signal greblach Nov 6 #13

Why would a business in another country have to obey an FBI subpoena? Run it through the shredder. Vinca Nov 6 #14

I'm not certain what the CRIMINAL charges might be... reACTIONary Nov 6 #15

So you prefer misinformation to preservation of the truth? littlemissmartypants Nov 6 #22

What I prefer is that copyright protections be upheld... reACTIONary Nov 6 #23

Not all archives are created equal. littlemissmartypants Nov 6 #24

I think that the authors of "the truth" should be responsible.... reACTIONary Nov 6 #25

Hahaha! Nice try. littlemissmartypants Nov 6 #27

DU has a specific rule about respecting copyrights in the TOS because violations aren't a joke MichMan Nov 8 #28

That is true. Have you ever alerted on those violations here? littlemissmartypants Nov 8 #29

This message was self-deleted by its author MichMan Nov 8 #30

So... littlemissmartypants Nov 8 #31

I'm not posting any comments about the TOS other than what it states MichMan Nov 8 #32

Neither am I. But I did respond to your reply and clarified the meaning of my original... littlemissmartypants Nov 8 #33

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If it is a Canadian domain, are they sending their subpoena to Canada? Bev54 Nov 6 #17

Tucows is a Canadian company, but.... reACTIONary Nov 6 #19

Tucows is a Canadian company, but.... reACTIONary Nov 6 #18

Is there a Russian connection? From the 404 article... reACTIONary Nov 6 #20

I happily use Archive.is every day ... TomWilm Nov 6 #26