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Re:Tell HN: YouTube and how my wife lost 7 years of work by WalterBright on Sunday February 20, 2022 @12:49AM (#30403542)
I wouldn't rely on a contract for archival services. Legal action can take several years to wind through the courts.

For gawd's sake, buy some terabyte drives and make a backup that you control. Mail a copy to your mom just in case.

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Re:Tell HN: YouTube and how my wife lost 7 years of work by ziml77 on Sunday February 20, 2022 @09:02AM (#30405738)
Hence why I didn't say to use Glacier as the only archival copy. In the setup I'm proposing, they would have a copy on Vimeo, at least 1 copy on Glacier, and a copy on their NAS. An offline backup mailed to his mom isn't a bad idea either though.

The point I'm making about contracts here is not solely about having the option to sue if the other party doesn't uphold their end of the contract. It's about even having the option to agree to conditions that aren't ridiculously one-sided in the first place.

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