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Stream 385,000 Vintage 78 RPM Records at the Internet Archive: Louis Armstrong, Glenn Miller, Billie Holiday & More via Open Culture[Shared]

We may have yet to develop the technology of time travel, but recorded music comes pretty close. Those who listen to it have experienced how a song or an album can, in some sense, transport them right back to the time they first heard it. But older records also have the much stranger power to conjure up eras we never experienced. You can musically send yourself as far back as the nineteen-twenties with the above Youtube playlist of digitized 78 RPM records from the George Blood collection.

You Can Download Instructions for Over 6,800 Lego Sets For Free at the Internet Archive via My Modern Met [Shared]

Nothing beats the excitement of opening a brand new LEGO set and unloading those shiny bricks. Sometimes, that happy commotion leads to misplacing a key part of the building process—the instructions. If that's happened to you, then you may want to check out the Internet Archive. They have a database of over 6,800 LEGO set instructions for models from many different eras and types.

🎯 Online Library Drops Its Legal Battle to Provide Free E-Books Without Publishers' Permission

The Internet Archive has ended its legal battle over offering free e-books online, choosing not to appeal a U.S. Court of Appeals ruling against it. The court upheld a prior decision that found the Archive violated copyright law, granting a permanent injunction.

The case began in 2020 when major publishers, including Penguin Random House and HarperCollins, sued the Archive for distributing over 100 books without authorization. The Archive claimed its "controlled digital lending" program was fair use, but courts disagreed.

Publishers celebrated the ruling, while the Archive expressed disappointment but agreed to comply with removing books at publishers' requests.