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Tommy Cappel, who co-founded the group Beats Antique, says the Archive is “hugely valued in the music community” for its preservation of everything from rare recordings to live sets. “This is important work that deserves to continue for generations to come, and we don’t want to see everything they’ve already done for musicians and our legacy erased,” he added. “Major labels could see all musicians, past and present, as partners — instead of being the bad guy in this dynamic. They should drop their suit. Archives keep us alive.”

Yes, I listen to all my Frank Sinatra through The Great 78 Project rather than buying CDs. It really is the most convenient way to listen to music despite the pops and scratches of digitization process. « This is sarcasm. And this lawsuit is more out-of-control copyright enforcement. We need the Internet Archive.