Blocking the Internet Archive Won't Stop AI, Only Erase the Web's History(www.eff.org)

9 pointsby rbanffy14 hours ago2 comments

timpera14 hours ago
Newspapers of record blocking the Internet Archive is really unfortunate, and kind of scary for the future.
> The Times says the move is driven by concerns about AI companies scraping news content. […] There’s a strong case that such training is fair use.
I find it very interesting that the EFF is taking a stance (especially this stance!) on this topic.
- hn_acker13 hours ago
  Here [1] is more detail about EFF's stance regarding AI training and fair use. (I found it by searching for site:eff.org ai training fair use .)
  [1] https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/05/us-copyright-offices-d...
cat-turner14 hours ago
NYT wants to block them because they don't want to be held accountable for spewing Trumps propaganda. If you are truly locking it down, just only make your news accessible via login.
- timpera14 hours ago
  The NYT already has a very strict paywall, so there's not really a point in blocking the Internet Archive. Things are very different for The Guardian though, since it has absolutely no paywall on the web.
  - r7213 hours ago
    NYT's paywall is softer than FT's or WSJ's - just deleting domain cookies is enough to bypass.