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The problem with archiving is that the endeavours described are solely individual and intimately
motivated actions, and are also funded by the enthusiasts (apart from some compensation they
might get from ad-hosting) themselves. Consequently they are forced to use more or less
free/affordable and more or less expirable remote file hosting services. Apart from the fact that
music blogging is a sort of semi-legal activity, the sad reality is that many files are only available
for a relatively short period of time. Within a couple of years or even months, they may expire.
Unless continually re-uploaded (re-upped), which adds further complexity to the issues of
database maintenance. For instance, some of the oldest posts on Gramofonije‘s blog and on
Jugozvuk are no longer available (links have expired), and Aktivista noted in a comment that as of
January 2010 he will no longer be re-upping the files as his archive has become too large/difficult
to navigate. Re-upping is the usual procedure in cases when the links have expired because of
time-out restriction of a particular remote storage service and it is usually done upon request.
This effectively means that large collections of already digitised music no longer available in
shops are lost once again (as they have been in the attics, before having been sold at flea markets).
One way of digital survival of music preserved via music blogs is in the circularity or mobility of
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