Challenges in Digital Archiving

This chapter addresses the hurdles faced by digital archiving initiatives, emphasizing the need to preserve web content against corporate monetization efforts. It examines the implications of laws and practices affecting access, such as robots.txt, and highlights ongoing legal battles that threaten the viability of institutions like the Internet Archive. The discussion sheds light on the tension between free access to information and copyright concerns, reflecting on how this impacts the future of digital preservation.