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Copyright in sound recordings is WEIRD.
Tar format: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tar_(file_format)#Format_details The tar file format seems to be quite robust as a container: the...
By the end of August, a team of librarians from across the United States will …
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Bits don't have expiration dates. But memories will only live forever if the media and file formats holding them remain intact and coherent. Time can be as deadly to data storage as it is to carbon-based life forms.
The question of when to withdraw materials from libraries has gotten heightened attention lately. Everyday readers may not always realize it, but most libraries get rid of books and other material…