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It seems 3 of us have just thrown a question @tubemonkey (probably without being aware of the other comments). My laptop ran out of battery and switched off the first time I was writing my response!
So... back to the main issue (I think). IA means of acquiring.
Like I said, I first used IA to access bootlegged concerts (particularly Fugazi); I remember reading at the time that Ian Mackaye had approved. But I digress...)
I tend to agree that IA should be seeking publisher/authorial consent for the files in their possession. But on the other hand, IA is a nonprofit organisation and they're dealing with a ginormous number of files. Would what they do be possible if they had to fully vet every one of their "donations"?
And I wonder if regards to this a precedent has been set. Youtube routinely has copy right content uplodaded which is taken down upon request/threats. How is the IA different from this?
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