Volunteers turn a fan’s recordings of 10,000 concerts into an online treasure trove
Summary
AP News reports on Aadam Jacobs, who began recording live concerts in 1984 and now has a collection of over 10,000 performances. Volunteers digitize, clean, and metadata-tag these recordings for the Internet Archive, preserving indie and punk-era performances and highlighting the challenges of archival work, copyright, and long-term accessibility.