Caveman@lemmy.world to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 1 day agoThe economy could really use a state run video library online where it's mandatory for all movies and shows are sold for pay-per-view for media preservation and access.message-squaremessage-square16fedilinkarrow-up174arrow-down10
arrow-up174arrow-down1message-squareThe economy could really use a state run video library online where it's mandatory for all movies and shows are sold for pay-per-view for media preservation and access.Caveman@lemmy.world to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 1 day agomessage-square16fedilink
minus-squarevodka@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up18·edit-21 day agoNorway actually does this: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Library_of_Norway Any and all media published (includes streaming) in Norway is required to be supplied to the national library. It’s quite neat, they’ve discovered some lost media in their archives a couple times too, this is one example: https://www.thehistoryblog.com/archives/33888 Edit: Though licensed content is not accessible outside their networks, can’t stream the latest episode of your goto TV show for free online at home.
Norway actually does this: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Library_of_Norway
Any and all media published (includes streaming) in Norway is required to be supplied to the national library.
It’s quite neat, they’ve discovered some lost media in their archives a couple times too, this is one example: https://www.thehistoryblog.com/archives/33888
Edit: Though licensed content is not accessible outside their networks, can’t stream the latest episode of your goto TV show for free online at home.