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Re: Digital data storage



Ah, but now you're getting into copyright issues, aren't you?  Multiple
copies placed around in many locations makes for safetly, but also a
possible lawsuit.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Daniel Noonan" <dnoonan@ADM.NJIT.EDU>
To: <ARCHIVES@LISTSERV.MUOHIO.EDU>
Sent: Friday, March 30, 2001 8:25 AM
Subject: Re: Digital data storage


> Aonther option you may want to consider is to store the files on multiple
> server's if you have the availability.  CD's and DVD's are not necessarily
> all they are cracked up to be.  The longetivity of these media are not
what
> the manufacturers claim.  Additionally, the quality of the CD's and DVD's
> even with in the same manufacturing batch can have varying quality.  I'm
not
> saying don't use them, but I am saying  don't make it your only digital
> storage media.  The is a project at Stanford LOCKSS (Lots of Copies Keeps
> Stuff Safe) that advocates multiple copies in various media.  You can
check
> it out at http://lockss.stanford.edu/.  I Hope this is of help.

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