{"entity":"internet-archive","id":"ent_internet-archive","name":"Internet Archive","predicate":"chair","label":"chair","page":"https://asof.is/record/internet-archive/chair","as_of":"2026-11-01","summary":"As of November 1, 2026, Internet Archive's chair on the AsOf record is Brewster Kahle, dated January 1, 1996, from 3 secondary sources (wired.com, billboard.com and loc.gov). The record holds 1 claim on Internet Archive's chair, 1 still open and 0 superseded, each dated and sourced; a replaced value is closed with an end date, never deleted.","current":["clm_0A912E4AA70B"],"latest_period":null,"claims":[{"id":"clm_0A912E4AA70B","value":"Brewster Kahle","valid_from":"1996-01-01","valid_to":null,"published":"2023-08-30","recorded":"2026-10-27","confidence":0.85,"status":"valid","assertable":true,"superseded_by":null,"sources":[{"url":"https://www.wired.com/images_blogs/threatlevel/files/kahle_declaration.pdf","tier":"secondary","publisher":null,"published_at":null},{"url":"https://www.billboard.com/pro/internet-archive-streaming-classic-music-without-license/","tier":"secondary","publisher":"Billboard","published_at":"2023-08-30T00:00:00+00:00"},{"url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q461","tier":"secondary","publisher":"Wikidata","published_at":null},{"url":"https://www.loc.gov/rr/program/lectures/kahle.html","tier":"secondary","publisher":null,"published_at":null}],"evidence":{"by":"page-read","on":"2026-10-29","quote":"Why is the music business picking on Brewster Kahle? All the technology activist wants to do with the Internet Archive, which he founded in 1996 and still chairs the board of, is create a digital library that offers “universal access to knowledge.”","url":"https://www.billboard.com/pro/internet-archive-streaming-classic-music-without-license/"}}],"replaced":[],"faq":[{"question":"What is Internet Archive's current chair?","answer":"Brewster Kahle, dated January 1, 1996, from 3 secondary sources (wired.com, billboard.com and loc.gov). The record asserts this claim as of November 1, 2026 (status valid, confidence 0.85)."}],"legend":{"dates":"valid_from: when the claim took effect (a period figure: the day its period closed). published: the earliest day a source on the record published it (a filing's filing date, a post's date; null when no source carries one). recorded: the day AsOf first held it. A figure can take effect weeks before it is published.","why_not":{},"checked_by":{"page-read":"its source page states the value and the date"}}}