The Internet Archive

Abstract

The Internet Archive is a not-for-profit digital library established by Brewster Kahle in 1996 in San Francisco, the United States. The project seeks to promote education and literacy: “Our mission is to provide Universal Access to All Knowledge”. The Internet Archive provides free access to a collection of archives of digital materials, including websites, software, music, audio-visual materials, and books. The Internet Archive has increasingly faced various legal obstacles and challenges - including conflicts over copyright law; questions over privacy, data protection, and the right to be forgotten; and disputes over internet freedom, censorship, and surveillance. The future of the Internet Archive has been threatened by a major copyright lawsuit brought by major publishers over Controlled Digital Lending, and the National Emergency Library.