This is the manifesto of ubuweb (ubu.com), one of the longest running and complete collections of underground videos, sounds, and poetry. It has survived for over 30 years of many attempts at takedowns.
From the book Duchamp is my Lawyer, which I would recommend.
1. Keep it simple and avoid constant technology updates. Ubu is plain html, written in a text editor.
2. Even a website should function offline. One should be able to take the hard disk and run. Avoid the cloud -- computers of people you don't know and who don't care who you are.
3. Don't ask for permission. You would have to wait forever, turning yourself into an accountant and a lawyer.
4. Don't promise anything. Do it the way you like it.
5. You don't need search engines. Rely on word-of-mouth and direct linking to slowly build your public. You don't need complicated protocols, digital currencies, or other proxies.
6. Everything is temporary, even after twenty years. Servers crash, disks die, life changes and shit happens. Care and redundancy are the only path to longevity.
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