It continues: We dont believe that the Internet Archive should be destroyed in our name.
(The full letter, and a list of signatories, ishere.)
Thelawsuit was brought last yearby several major music rights holders, led by Universal Music Group and Sony Music.
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(The Archive has denied the claims.)
A broad enough judgement could end the Internet Archive.
The music industry is not struggling anymore, the letter states.
We demand a course-correction now, focused on the legacies and futures of working musicians.
Corporations like Spotify, Apple, Live Nation and Ticketmaster are our problem.
If labels really wanted to help musicians, they would be working to raise streaming rates.
This lawsuit is just another profit-grab.
They should drop their suit.
Archives keep us alive.
There are legal interventions musicians need; this lawsuit is the furthest thing from them.
