The war between the Internet archive and the records for the preservation of ancient albums is coming to an end

After more than two years of legal battle, Internet archive and a note group led by Universal Music Group And Sony Music Entertainment They have reached an agreement in the demand for the digitalization of old records. Thanks to its official blog, the digital library launched a short statement that reported a conflict resolution between the parties.

Unfortunately, it is not known what the conditions of the location between the Internet archive and the records that took it to justice. The only thing that was commented was that the treatment between the parties confidentially And that this will not publicly talk about the subject.

“As indicated in recent law documents at UMG Recordings, Inc. Against the Internet archiva, both sides informed the court that this issue was resolved. They have reached a confidential decision of all claims and will not make more public comments on this issue, ”they said.

In the judicial document under consideration, the judge was proposed to leave without any deadline, “while the fulfillment of certain terms of the agreement is under consideration.” From the confidentiality of the agreed, it is not known how the project will continue Save ancient notes This is the beginning of the Internet archive. At the moment, the initiative is still active, but it is not known whether it is subject to compliance with certain requirements or conditions.

Internet archive and sound recording companies sign the world

The conflict between the Internet archive and records led by Universal Music Group and Sony Music Entertainment began in August 2023. At that time, companies filed a lawsuit against a digital library Great 78A project to preserve sound recordings, which existed only for 78 rpm.

The initiative sought to protect thousands of songs from the first half of the twentieth century, which, otherwise, will probably be lost. Nevertheless, the labels soon put a scream in the sky. The companies said the project of conservation was nothing more than Campaign in piracy in a maskBecause this implied a “large -scale violation of their rights” for recorded records until 1972.

Companies such as Sony and Universal said that Great 78 He represented a “egregious violation” of his work protected by copyright. This is because among the digitized records were the work of artists such as Miles Davis, she is Fitzgerald, Frank Sinatra or Louis ArmstrongField

The requirement is not only aimed at the Internet archive. He also loaded against Bruster Kalefounder of the digital library and George Blood LPThe company responsible for digitization. At that time, records of records required financial compensation to up to 150,000 US dollars for each song, divided without permission. This gave a total amount of about $ 400 million, given that the violation of intellectual property reached more than 2,700 songs.

It is not known whether the Internet archive promised to exclude the records under consideration or what conditions were implemented. Yes, good Great 78 He promoted the library with more than 400,000 digital, which was completed by George Blyite LP, much smaller. Currently, the catalog continues with a little more than 187,000 results.

Be that as it may, the digital library, at least, managed to decide one of the cases against him for the violation of copyright. Recall that the Internet archive suffered a severe failure in 2024, after she lost the attractiveness of failure against him in order to credit e -books during the pandemic.