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Internet Archive rescues half a million lost MySpace songs
Original: The Internet Archive rescues half a million lost MySpace songs
The Internet Archive has recovered roughly half a million songs that were thought permanently lost when MySpace wiped user-uploaded music older than two years, erasing much of the early-2000s indie scene. The restored recordings were uploaded by artists, many now defunct, and were preserved through backups. Reactions online mix relief at saving a piece of internet music history with criticism of MySpace for deleting the files without warning.
Why now: MySpace's mass deletion of user music sparked outrage, and news that the archive recovered the files only now is fresh and nostalgic news.
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