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May 2025

Browsing the Archive

New Livestream Shows Government Transparency in Action
The Internet Archive has launched a livestream from our microfiche scanning center, offering a behind-the-scenes look at the meticulous work powering Democracy's Library—a global initiative to make government publications freely available to the public. Watch the livestream and learn more in our latest blog post.

WATCH THE LIVESTREAM

Brewster on Protecting Fair Use
Amid recent discussions about the Copyright Office and generative AI, Founder and Digital Librarian of the Internet Archive, Brewster Kahle, shared his thoughts on the importance of fair use, as it could affect libraries and their communities. Read the full statement on our blog below.

READ THE STATEMENT

From Our Collections

Post Script
In our Film and Television Script Archive, the Internet Archive stores over 1K various television, film and various production scripts. Featured above is Pink Floyd's The Wall script, featuring the text and original shot list artwork for the 1982 live-action and animated musical.

Hi-yo, Silver!
The Lone Ranger, originally a famous old-time radio series, debuted on Detroit WXYZ radio in 1933. The show follows a masked crusader championing justice in the early western United states. Enjoy the episodes archived in our collections today.

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What We're Reading

BBC: An inside look at how the Internet Archive saves the web

TIME: As Trump's White House Purges Public Records, These Independent Databases Are Keeping Their Own Archives

THE VERGE: Now you can watch the Internet Archive preserve documents in real time

SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE: Trump's war on information meets a dedicated adversary: University librarians

MAKE USE OF: This Is the Most Underrated Entertainment Website on the Whole Internet

WIRED: Bluesky Is Plotting a Total Takeover of the Social Internet

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