As a PSA, one additional reason to seed is because Anna accidentally doxxed herself via GitHub. So it’s worth preserving the archive on the basis that we should expect {the centralized portion of} it to disappear within the next couple years.

I was sad to see that happen, but it’s important to be objective and plan future actions accordingly.

(And sure, there’s always the chance that some random person on GitHub just so happens to be named Anna and is an archival enthusiast, but a jury of one’s peers may find that it passes the reasonable doubt threshold.)

My legal troubles with books3 weighed on me pretty heavily, and I wasn’t even the target. Yet. I can only imagine what it feels like to be waiting for an indictment.

There ought to be some sort of protection for preserving books in bulk. No one is going to read two million books. But of course, one could also argue that having a readily available archive is harming the economic profitability of the works, on the basis that content licensing for AI is now a multimillion industry. It’s weird, because it feels like important work, rather than criminal — someone should put into words exactly what the distinction is.