The Internet Archive has collected writings from more than one hundred million people so far. Brewster Kale, the Internet Archive’s founder, says the organization’s goal is to reach one billion individuals. “Now more than ever before, we need your help to continue collecting, preserving, and sharing our digital cultural artifacts,” writes Kale. “We can have platforms and systems that are driven by altruism, not advertising models. We can have a world with many winners, where people participate, learn, and find new communities.” There is currently a two-to-one matching offer for donations to the nonprofit organization. A $10 donation, for example, will raise a total of $30 with matching funds. The Internet Archive is currently fighting a legal challenge from four large publishers over its ability to lend out more digital copies of a book than it has physical copies. The Electronic Frontier Foundation is helping with a legal defense.
