> Specifically, the site’s operator and these third parties are prohibited from scraping WorldCat data, storing or distributing the data on Anna’s Archive websites, and encouraging others to store, use or share this data.
I don't see how that impacts anyone but Anna's Archive. Arguably ISPs distribute the data, but how are registrars implicated?
> Specifically, the site’s operator and these third parties are prohibited from scraping WorldCat data, storing or distributing the data on Anna’s Archive websites, and encouraging others to store, use or share this data.
Given the timing, I assumed it was Spotify trying to prevent the release of their dataset but apparently not.
God knows how much OCLC spent in legal fees just to get it this far, even without any motions by the other party. What's the point? None of the people using Anna's Archive are potential customers of OCLC.
Just lawyers trying to justify their existence.
Also, isn't OCLC focused on the mission of libraries, which is to distribute knowledge? What is their attitude toward services like Anna's, which accomplishes that mission much better than any OCLC member?
because The Mission is making money, too.
Exactly, Pournelle's law in full force.
They also wasted a ton of money suing a random Washington state woman who wasn’t even affiliated with AA this whole case has really been a shitshow especially considering from a purely legal perspective the publishers have a point. I almost feel like every rightsholder other than Nintendo wants to engage in performative legal action more than substantive legal actions.
come one, we need lawyers so they can help owners make extra $billions. some lawyers are not humans, they are objects bought with money.literally, no humanity in them.
Judgment: https://torrentfreak.com/images/anna-oclc-default-judgment.p...
Disappointing in particular to see the court validate a ToS "browsewrap agreement", admitting that OCLC provided no evidence that Anna's Archive was aware of the agreement, but still finding the fact that "Defendant is a sophisticated party that scraped data from Plaintiffs website daily" as sufficient to bind them to it.
Can that be used as precedent to bind the AI companies that see themselves getting blocked, and then just switch to residential IPs?
I don't understand why Anna's Archive has such a convoluted donation system. At first glance it looks like it's trying to push a subscription on you, which is ironic considering aversion to subscriptions is exactly what's driving people to AA in the first place. I found no convenient single-link crypto donate button where I could just send some money whenever I want.
Their Monero address is here: https://annas-archive.li/faq#donate
> I don't understand why Anna's Archive has such a convoluted donation system.
What? It's one page with a bunch of very clear options.
> At first glance it looks like it's trying to push a subscription on you...
On the one hand, fair. On the other hand, this is prominently displayed on the donation page:
Be aware that while the memberships on this page are “per month”, they are one-time donations (non-recurring). See the Donation FAQ.
Do memberships automatically renew?
Memberships do not automatically renew. You can join for as long or short as you want.
> I found no convenient single-link crypto donate button where I could just send some money whenever I want.
From their Donation FAQ:
Can I make a donation without becoming a member?
Sure thing. We accept donations of any amount on this Monero (XMR) address: 88gS7a8aHj5EYhCfYnkhEmYXX3MtR35r3YhWdWXwGLyS4fkXYjkupcif6RY5oj9xkNR8VVmoRXh1kQKQrZBRRc8PHLWMgUR.Cory Doctorow has it right. Since the USA is applying tariffs to everyone everywhere anyway, everyone should abandon their US free trade agreements and get rid of the agreement required local laws that allow US companies to shut down others for felony violation of business model.
> everyone should abandon their US free trade agreements
Do you have a link to Doctorow's argument? On its face, this is incredibly stupid--for most economies, the cost of losing a FTA is well above any of the tariff levels being discussed.
Thank you. Is there a transcript? I'm specifically interested in whether he's making an actual argument around trade, or if he's speaking metaphorically.
Transcript - https://pluralistic.net/2026/01/01/39c3/
He's serious in a techno-accelerationist manner, specifically around anticircumvention laws.
That said, knowing the strength of the MT in TMT within the EU, it's more of an idealistic dream than a reality.
> serious in a techno-accelerationist manner, specifically around anticircumvention laws
So not serious as a policy proposal but serious for playing to his base. Got it. Disappointing coming from him. But I guess we all have to tend to our power.
Yep, but I think Cory truly believes this stuff deep down.
Indeed, we in the US are about to find out what it means to voluntarily give up every bit of soft power we wielded in the post-WWII international order.
How does it take more than 24 hours to take these servers down when they obviously are violating copyright. It should only take a few phone calls to get them taken down.
Who do you call? The Internet police? Anna's Archive is hosted in countries that don't give a shit about US copyright laws. Pirate bay is back up, and they've been at it for decades.
The traffic is getting here via another country who has signed a copyright treaty with the US. Just follow the packets.
If you block the packets, people will just use a VPN.
The best you can hope for is something like the Great Firewall, which only works on normies.