UK Web Archive launches with plea for law change
British Library will by next year have archived 6,000 of estimated 8m sites and is being slowed down by need for permission
A digital black hole will open in Britain's national memory without a change in the law to ensure the capture and recording of UK websites, the head of the British Library has warned.
From: Books: Books + News | guardian.co.uk
Thursday, 25 February, 2010
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