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I'm afraid that it just hasn't been tested in court yet.

I haven't read this paper yet, but...

https://www.tesble.com/10.1080/0270319x.2021.1886785

from the abstract:

> The article concludes that Perma.cc's archival use is neither firmly grounded in existing fair use nor library exemptions; that Perma.cc, its "registrar" library, institutional affiliates, and its contributors have some (at least theoretical) exposure to risk

It seems that the article is about copyright, but of course there are several other reasons that might justify takedown of content stored on perma.cc:

- Right to be forgotten... perma.cc might be able to ignore it, but could this lead to perma.cc being blocked by european ISPs

- ITAR stuff

- content published by entities recognized by $GOVERNMENT as terrorist organizations

- revenge porn

- CSAM




So, precisely the same constraints that IA operates under, just perma.cc isn't big enough yet to have been forced to comply with them?

I'll hold my breath.




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