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Big global fair play award to you DG and many congratualtions on having your years of hard work recognised by the British Library!
Well done.
Marc | 22.05.07 - 8:53 a.m. | #
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that's brillian, and good on the BL. Congratulations. You are exactly the sort of blog that should be archived like this - this has really cheered me up.
tikki | 22.05.07 - 8:58 a.m. | #
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"But the UKAWC can't officially archive anything without obtaining the author's permission first."
They are the British Library. A *copyright library*. That is to say, they have an absolute right to retain and lend out or display all published work in the United Kingdom. All of it, any of it, and however they please.
Some craven weasel in their legal department is being bullied by a publisher's copyright lawyer, or by Microsoft, or is just too damn' timid. If the BL doesn't stand up for its own rights, then the legal right - and their duty duty - to archive the published work of the nation will wither.
Nile | Homepage | 22.05.07 - 9:01 a.m. | #
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Excellent news DG. Congratulations.
Quink | Homepage | 22.05.07 - 9:15 a.m. | #
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Congrats and all that. I can hear London Undergound's lawyers sharpening their pencils already.
Ham | Homepage | 22.05.07 - 9:51 a.m. | #
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Don't think you need worry about the like of the late WS - I seem to recall that copyright runs out 70 years after someone dies. And you can quote a couple of hundred words if it's part of a critical review. Or something . ...
motherofthe bride | Homepage | 22.05.07 - 9:59 a.m. | #
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Congratulations DG. The ultimate Time Capsule.
Essexgirl | 22.05.07 - 10:38 a.m. | #
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There are sites that are trying to archive the entire web automatically anyway. One of them is Wayback Machine: http://www.archive.org/web/web.php
You have to actually "opt out", which has been irritating some people I know, to say the least. Sites that do not keep their archive links like to let stuff go out of view, for example. Not to mention things you just want to delete later, for one reason or another.
Anyway, congratulations. Gaeser, morituri te salutamus.
Ogden Gnash | Homepage | 22.05.07 - 10:51 a.m. | #
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Are comments on your posts included?
dg writes: I wish they were, but I fear not.
quin | Homepage | 22.05.07 - 11:12 a.m. | #
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Excellent news!
trad or anon | 22.05.07 - 11:26 a.m. | #
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Wow cor blimey crikey! I'm going to have to refer to you as The Prestigous Diamond Geezer from now on.
Timbo | Homepage | 22.05.07 - 12:22 p.m. | #
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The only 'Award' worth having, IMHO.
Congratulations 
(*sniggers at the thought of those who will be mightily jealous*  )
Blue Witch | Homepage | 22.05.07 - 12:55 p.m. | #
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Can I just give a big shout out to my great great great grandchildren?
Hi folks this is your great great grand paw Wheeliebinland talking to you from the early 21st Century. I'm well chuffed for DG.
Today (way back in 2007) is sunny here in Wheeliebinland. There is still a polar ice-cap, rainforest in Brazil and Ely is still above water.
We don't have hover cars but sorry we do indeed have Tesco even way back now.
Wheeliebinland | Homepage | 22.05.07 - 12:58 p.m. | #
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Wow - that's quite an honour. I'm impressed!By the way, I agree with tikki's comment, "You are exactly the sort of blog that should be archived like this..." Well done and Congratulations!
Maureen | Homepage | 22.05.07 - 1:48 p.m. | #
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I had the same email DG, but until reading this post I had assumed it was some elaborate practical joke.
I think that an apology email might be in order...
Mr Angry | Homepage | 22.05.07 - 3:58 p.m. | #
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Well I knew you were a top site all along, but now future generation will get a glimpse of this too. Congrats, DG.
AndyCapp | 22.05.07 - 4:00 p.m. | #
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Splendid news.
Amused | 22.05.07 - 4:09 p.m. | #
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A well merited recognition of all your excellent work! Congratulations!
Historical blogging!
John | 22.05.07 - 4:26 p.m. | #
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Being a passionate Internet Librarian (we do exist!), I'm please for you but not at all surprised - your blog is a great social heritage. Ogden Gnash beat me to it by mentioning that you've been secretly archived since 2003 on http://www.archive.org/web/web.php (I recommend that site to anyone to see how the internet once looked!).
And as a side note to motherofthe bride - Copyright law is dictated by Disney. It used to be that items went out of copyright 50 years after the author died, but when it was approaching the 50th aniversary of Walt Disneys death - making Mickey Mouse and friends copyright free - there was significant finacial and legal lobbying in the US to up the law to 70 years. In the same vein I guess when that milestone approaches it'll probably be upped again. Don't argue with the powers that be!
The Librarian | 22.05.07 - 5:42 p.m. | #
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The Wayback Machine is great (I'm here)
but I doubt it'll still be there in 100 years time. And it doesn't display pound signs properly.
diamond geezer | Homepage | 22.05.07 - 7:27 p.m. | #
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thanks for getting all existentialist on us at the start of the post.
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congrats.
minijonb | Homepage | 22.05.07 - 8:32 p.m. | #
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Comments aren't included? Doesn't that mean that the archaeologists of the year 4,000 will get all your lovely competitions but none of the answers?
This I find to be most amusing.
Lionel d'Lion | Homepage | 22.05.07 - 9:04 p.m. | #
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Fine work!
(Funnily enough, this comes in the week that casino-avenue.co.uk was deleted...)
Inspector Sands | Homepage | 22.05.07 - 9:30 p.m. | #
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<cough>
diamond geezer | Homepage | 22.05.07 - 9:50 p.m. | #
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Congratulations, DG.
You have permission to quote me anytime.
Josh | Homepage | 22.05.07 - 11:22 p.m. | #
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Told you - we need a Best of DG- in the old fashioned book /parchment/ papyrus/ whatever /as old fashioned but durable back-up copy for posterity.
elaine | 22.05.07 - 11:34 p.m. | #
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Excellent news, DG. There are few blogs as worthy as yours for inclusion in a time capsule.
And, I do agree that a paper-based browse-in-the-toilet version would be more than welcome.
Jakartass | Homepage | 23.05.07 - 10:56 a.m. | #
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Hear hear! Nice to know something of quality is considered for preservation. Nice one!
Jag | Homepage | 23.05.07 - 11:04 a.m. | #
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Allways loved the blog. The British Library has made a very good move.
BGW | 24.05.07 - 4:43 a.m. | #
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Indeed, as has already been said, exactly the Blog that should be archived for this sort of project.
Nice one.
NiC | Homepage | 24.05.07 - 8:54 a.m. | #
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