Internet Archive, 3-1 match right now, accepts bitcoin

[Melbustus]

As I'm sure most know, the Internet Archive accepts bitcoin donations. They're currently having a 3-1 match drive right now. I emailed them asking if that applies to bitcoin donations too, and they said that it *does* (email pasted below). So, this seems potentially a good time to show that bitcoin donations can be meaningful to an organization. And who doesn't like the wayback machine?

https://archive.org/donate/?n=DonateBanner-whyisthisadhere.png


Email:
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Hi,

Yes, it still applies to bitcoin donations too!

Thank you for thinking of the Archive!

June


On 12/14/12 10:52 AM:
Hello,

I use the wayback machine a good deal, and figure it's time I donate a little. I see that you accept bitcoin donations, which is great (I wouldn't donate otherwise...for example, wikipedia still doesn't accept bitcoin donations which means I won't be donating to them). I was just wondering if the current 3-1 match applies to bitcoin donations or if it just applies to dollar donations.

Thanks!

[Uncurlhalo]

Thats great. I already made a small donation to them last week. I'm wondering if their progress image includes the bitcoin donations thus far?

[rebuilder]

Thanks for pointing this out, send a few BTC their way.

[Yuhfhrh]

Just sent them 0.37BTC 

[Red Emerald]

This is great!

[tjohej]

The Internet Archive is pretty awesome really. I did some work to convert Torley Wong's(sorry, no connection to Bitcoin) music library which was licensed CC-BY-SA 3.0(not my favourite license but still it allows legal download) http://archive.org/details/TorleyWong-TheFinalSelection---230DiverseMp3sConvertedToVorbis

Yeah, I also appreciate the wayback machine. Is also useful sometimes when replacing rotten/broken links on wikipedia.

Here it's possible to check donations in realtime https://blockchain.info/address/17gN64BPHtxi4mEM3qWrxdwhieUvRq8R2r
Here you can confirm 100% that it is the same address so you can be at least 99% sure you are sending to the right address: https://archive.org/about/faqs.php#311

I donated 1 BTC. Now that webcitation.org is going down it seems the wayback machine will be the best way to keep wikipedia links from link rot.

[iain]

Just sent them 1BTC (plus my name in alphanumeric trailing satoshis). If ever there's a site worth donating to, it's this.