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| URL = http://freemusicarchive.org/
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The '''Free Music Archive''' is a free music website that will shut down on November 16, 2018, according to a [https://www.theverge.com/2018/11/7/18073346/free-music-archive-closing-wfmu-creative-commons-cheyenne-hohman story on The Verge], via [https://tech.slashdot.org/story/18/11/08/0018201/free-music-archive-is-shutting-down Slashdot].


== Backup ==
The '''Free Music Archive''' is a free music website.


Not saved yet.
== Shutdown announcement ==
On 5 Nov 2018, FMA's admin cheyenne_h announced that the site would be shutting down later that month<ref>{{URL|http://freemusicarchive.org/member/cheyenne_h/blog/Big_Changes_Ahead_for_FMA}}</ref>:
 
<blockquote>
We regret to inform you that due to a funding shortage, the FMA will be closing down later this month.
...
The site may go down as early as November 9th, so now's the time to download your playlists, favorite songs, and do whatever personal archiving you need.
</blockquote>
 
The shutdown was later pushed to 16 November<ref>{{URL|http://freemusicarchive.org/member/cheyenne_h/blog/Update_Closing_Date_Pushed_to_Nov_16}}</ref>, then to 1 December<ref>{{URL|http://freemusicarchive.org/member/cheyenne_h/blog/Update_Closing_Date_Pushed_to_Dec_1}}</ref>, and finally suspended entirely<ref>{{URL|http://freemusicarchive.org/member/cheyenne_h/blog/Update_FMAs_Future}}</ref>. On the 10th of December, it was announced that FMA had partnered with the camera gear rental platform KitSplit and would remain online indefinitely<ref>{{URL|http://freemusicarchive.org/member/cheyenne_h/blog/Free_Music_Archives_new_home_KitSplit}}</ref>.
 
== Archives ==
As of [http://archive.fart.website/bin/irclogger_log/archiveteam?date=2018-11-08,Thu 2018-11-08 log], SketchCow called the archival of FMA "all set":
* We are doing an Archivebot grab ({{Job|7lzw7074at2dcwfhj0dhla959}})
* Free Music Archive mailed us [the Internet Archive] a hard drive
* Archive-It grabbed a copy


== See also ==
== See also ==

Revision as of 01:35, 13 December 2018

Free Music Archive
URL http://freemusicarchive.org/
Status Online!
Archiving status Saved!
Archiving type Unknown
IRC channel #fmaction (on hackint)

The Free Music Archive is a free music website.

Shutdown announcement

On 5 Nov 2018, FMA's admin cheyenne_h announced that the site would be shutting down later that month[1]:

We regret to inform you that due to a funding shortage, the FMA will be closing down later this month. ... The site may go down as early as November 9th, so now's the time to download your playlists, favorite songs, and do whatever personal archiving you need.

The shutdown was later pushed to 16 November[2], then to 1 December[3], and finally suspended entirely[4]. On the 10th of December, it was announced that FMA had partnered with the camera gear rental platform KitSplit and would remain online indefinitely[5].

Archives

As of 2018-11-08 log, SketchCow called the archival of FMA "all set":

  • We are doing an Archivebot grab (job:7lzw7074at2dcwfhj0dhla959)
  • Free Music Archive mailed us [the Internet Archive] a hard drive
  • Archive-It grabbed a copy

See also

External links