Archive.org has been forced to take down over 1000 soundboard recordings of the Grateful Dead by Jerry’s wife and a few (perhaps one) remaining member of the band.“For years, Archive.org has served as the repository for the Grateful Deads copious electronic recordings. Now, the site will be limited to streaming “audience-recorded” shows.
“The reaction from the very large global Deadhead
community has been very interesting, sociologically. People are confused, angry, depressed, grateful for the time they had, and more.”
Boing Boing: Greedy Grateful Dead widow burns down online show-library