Lost media is any media that is believed to no longer exist in any format. The term primarily encompasses visual, audio, or audiovisual media such as films, television and radio broadcasts, music,[2] and video games.[3][4]
Many television and radio broadcast masters, recorded onto magnetic tape, may be lost due to the industry practice of wiping. Motion picture studios also often destroyed their original nitrate film elements, as film and broadcast material was often considered ephemeral and of little historical worth after they had made their revenue. Some media considered lost may exist in studio or public archives, but may not be available due to copyright or donor restriction rules. [5] Due to unstable nature of any format, film, tape, phonograph record, optical discs like CDs and DVDs, and digital data stored on hard drives, all naturally degrade over time, especially if not kept in correct storage conditions.
Preservation efforts attempt to avoid the loss of works; this is usually done by storing them in archives, one example being the Arctic World Archive, which has been the chosen location for the preservation of the code on public repositories on GitHub[6] along with a wide range of data of interest to multiple companies, institutions and governments; including the Constitutions of Brazil and Norway.[7]
A large portion of silent films made in the United States are now considered lost. A 2013 report made by the United States Library of Congress estimates that 70 percent of silent films made in the United States have been completely lost.[8]
Video games, including digital downloads, often fade from existence when digital game stores close, as demonstrated by the Wii Shop Channel, V Cast Network and the Nintendo eShop on the Wii U and Nintendo 3DS. The infamous P.T., a teaser to the unreleased Silent Hills game, became un-reloadable after its removal from the PlayStation Network within a year.[9] Fans of the game attempted to revive it, but were blocked from doing so due to legal issues with Konami. The Wii U and Nintendo 3DS digital download games Dodge Club Party and Dodge Club Pocket were removed from Nintendo eShop in 2019 and 2022 and became publicly unavailable due to controlling issues.[10]App Stores like Google Play are also known to frequently remove apps and games, which often are not relisted and become unavailable.
Data stored in electronic computers risks being lost if it is not frequently migrated into more recent file formats. This happens because as new computer systems are developed and new technologies are built, now obsolete systems may break down over time, leaving the data inside inaccessible.[11] Electronic data preservation is further complicated by the fact that unless an emulator for a given computer system which can decode the data is present at the time of the preservation, the original data may become inaccessible as the original hardware breaks down, as it may depend on the original hardware to be decoded,[12] although in some cases the original data may be recoverable through lengthy reverse engineering work with the objective of understanding the original computer system enough to decode the most original electronic data possible.[13]
Lost Internet mediaedit
Media released on the internet, such as livestreams and blog posts, are especially vulnerable to being lost due to a number of issues, such as a website being shut down, it being deleted by the creator without being archived, or never having been archived in the first place.
^Soister, John; Nicolella, Henry; Joyce, Steve; Long, Harry (2012). American Silent Horror, Science Fiction and Fantasy Feature Films, 1913–1929. McFarland. p. 333. ISBN978-0786435814.
^Blanchet, Brenton (April 21, 2020). "The internet community unearthing lost episodes from your childhood faves". i-D. Vice Media. from the original on July 11, 2021.
^Forrest, Eleanor (March 8, 2022). "Meet Raven Simone, the YouTuber who discovered the lost Mean Girls video game". NME. NME Networks. from the original on March 8, 2022.
^Bell, Brendan (September 16, 2021). "Meet the YouTubers determined to find lost media". The Verge. Vox Media. from the original on September 16, 2021.
^Hughes, William (June 18, 2022). "A 'lost,' 'too-scary' episode of Sesame Street has been uploaded to the internet". The A.V. Club. from the original on June 18, 2022.
^"GitHub will store all of its public open source code in an Arctic vault". Engadget. 15 November 2019. from the original on 2019-11-15. Retrieved 2023-01-21.
^"Look inside the doomsday vault that may hold the world's most important data". NBC News. 7 June 2017. Retrieved 2023-01-21.
^"Library Reports on America's Endangered Silent-Film Heritage". News from the Library of Congress (Press release). Library of Congress. December 4, 2013. ISSN 0731-3527. Retrieved March 7, 2014.
^McWhertor, Michael; Sarkar, Samit (5 May 2015). . Polygon. Vox Media. Archived from the original on 19 May 2015. Retrieved March 11, 2023.
^"Another Game Has Been Delisted from Nintendo eShop". January 25, 2022.
^Scott, Jessica (23 September 2013). . History Associates. Archived from the original on 8 August 2014. Retrieved 24 January 2023.
^. Koninklijke Bibliotheek. Archived from the original on 24 October 2015. Retrieved 24 January 2023.
^Blakeslee, Sandra (20 March 1990). "Lost on Earth: Wealth of Data Found in Space". The New York Times. from the original on 9 November 2012. Retrieved 24 January 2023.
Further readingedit
Hansen, Kathleen A.; Paul, Nora (2017). Future-proofing the news : preserving the first draft of history. Rowman & Littlefield. ISBN978-1-4422-6712-1. OCLC 961007777.
December 20, 2023
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This article is about lost audiovisual media For other types of lost works see Lost literary work and Lost artworks Lost media is any media that is believed to no longer exist in any format The term primarily encompasses visual audio or audiovisual media such as films television and radio broadcasts music 2 and video games 3 4 Theatrical release poster for the lost film London after Midnight the last known copy of which was destroyed in the 1965 MGM vault fire 1 Many television and radio broadcast masters recorded onto magnetic tape may be lost due to the industry practice of wiping Motion picture studios also often destroyed their original nitrate film elements as film and broadcast material was often considered ephemeral and of little historical worth after they had made their revenue Some media considered lost may exist in studio or public archives but may not be available due to copyright or donor restriction rules 5 Due to unstable nature of any format film tape phonograph record optical discs like CDs and DVDs and digital data stored on hard drives all naturally degrade over time especially if not kept in correct storage conditions Preservation efforts attempt to avoid the loss of works this is usually done by storing them in archives one example being the Arctic World Archive which has been the chosen location for the preservation of the code on public repositories on GitHub 6 along with a wide range of data of interest to multiple companies institutions and governments including the Constitutions of Brazil and Norway 7 Contents 1 Lost film 2 Lost television broadcast 3 Lost video games 4 Lost electronic data 4 1 Lost Internet media 5 See also 6 References 7 Further readingLost film editMain article Lost film Further information List of lost films A large portion of silent films made in the United States are now considered lost A 2013 report made by the United States Library of Congress estimates that 70 percent of silent films made in the United States have been completely lost 8 Lost television broadcast editMain article Lost television broadcastLost video games editFurther information Video game preservation Video games including digital downloads often fade from existence when digital game stores close as demonstrated by the Wii Shop Channel V Cast Network and the Nintendo eShop on the Wii U and Nintendo 3DS The infamous P T a teaser to the unreleased Silent Hills game became un reloadable after its removal from the PlayStation Network within a year 9 Fans of the game attempted to revive it but were blocked from doing so due to legal issues with Konami The Wii U and Nintendo 3DS digital download games Dodge Club Party and Dodge Club Pocket were removed from Nintendo eShop in 2019 and 2022 and became publicly unavailable due to controlling issues 10 App Stores like Google Play are also known to frequently remove apps and games which often are not relisted and become unavailable Lost electronic data editFurther information Digital dark age Data stored in electronic computers risks being lost if it is not frequently migrated into more recent file formats This happens because as new computer systems are developed and new technologies are built now obsolete systems may break down over time leaving the data inside inaccessible 11 Electronic data preservation is further complicated by the fact that unless an emulator for a given computer system which can decode the data is present at the time of the preservation the original data may become inaccessible as the original hardware breaks down as it may depend on the original hardware to be decoded 12 although in some cases the original data may be recoverable through lengthy reverse engineering work with the objective of understanding the original computer system enough to decode the most original electronic data possible 13 Lost Internet media edit Media released on the internet such as livestreams and blog posts are especially vulnerable to being lost due to a number of issues such as a website being shut down it being deleted by the creator without being archived or never having been archived in the first place See also editCategory Lost works Lost artworks Lost literary work Rare groove Archival science Media archaeology Media preservation Data archaeology Data preservation Digital preservation Orphan work List of unpublished booksReferences edit Soister John Nicolella Henry Joyce Steve Long Harry 2012 American Silent Horror Science Fiction and Fantasy Feature Films 1913 1929 McFarland p 333 ISBN 978 0786435814 Blanchet Brenton April 21 2020 The internet community unearthing lost episodes from your childhood faves i D Vice Media Archived from the original on July 11 2021 Forrest Eleanor March 8 2022 Meet Raven Simone the YouTuber who discovered the lost Mean Girls video game NME NME Networks Archived from the original on March 8 2022 Bell Brendan September 16 2021 Meet the YouTubers determined to find lost media The Verge Vox Media Archived from the original on September 16 2021 Hughes William June 18 2022 A lost too scary episode of Sesame Street has been uploaded to the internet The A V Club Archived from the original on June 18 2022 GitHub will store all of its public open source code in an Arctic vault Engadget 15 November 2019 Archived from the original on 2019 11 15 Retrieved 2023 01 21 Look inside the doomsday vault that may hold the world s most important data NBC News 7 June 2017 Retrieved 2023 01 21 Library Reports on America s Endangered Silent Film Heritage News from the Library of Congress Press release Library of Congress December 4 2013 ISSN 0731 3527 Retrieved March 7 2014 McWhertor Michael Sarkar Samit 5 May 2015 Konami pulls P T from PlayStation Store no longer available for re download update Polygon Vox Media Archived from the original on 19 May 2015 Retrieved March 11 2023 Another Game Has Been Delisted from Nintendo eShop January 25 2022 Scott Jessica 23 September 2013 Long term Digital Storage Simple Steps to Get Started History Associates Archived from the original on 8 August 2014 Retrieved 24 January 2023 What is emulation Koninklijke Bibliotheek Archived from the original on 24 October 2015 Retrieved 24 January 2023 Blakeslee Sandra 20 March 1990 Lost on Earth Wealth of Data Found in Space The New York Times Archived from the original on 9 November 2012 Retrieved 24 January 2023 Further reading editHansen Kathleen A Paul Nora 2017 Future proofing the news preserving the first draft of history Rowman amp Littlefield ISBN 978 1 4422 6712 1 OCLC 961007777 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Lost media amp oldid 1187812944, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
