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Already exists, guys. You're late to the party.

https://dweb.archive.org/archive.html?identifier=home

The Internet Archive already stores some big public domain data sets in IPFS/Filecoin: Prelinger Films & Librivox audiobooks. They've been partnering with Protocol Labs for 5 years. https://blog.archive.org/2020/10/22/what-information-should-...

Yes, they have very good intentions right now, but what if the leader gets hit by a bus.

Presumably it would be be acquired, paywalled, and monetized by a private equity firm (or some suitably hostile intellectual property rightsholder organization) before going bankrupt and shutting down for good.

Thanks for an incredible journey.

Good thing is Internet Archive is a nonprofit, so cannot be acquired.

Wikipedia is a not for profit and it's still been acquired, just by people who are insane instead of rich.

Until everyone can own their own copy and moderate it the dream of an open network is just that: a dream.

The amount of data is absolutely insane.