There is a comment on Reddit saying that the ArchiveTeam is working on archiving...

pthreads · on Feb 5, 2017

Thanks for the link. Following the link it appears that the db can is available for download from these two ftp sites :

ftp.fu-berlin.de (Germany) ftp.funet.fi (Finland)

PS: I have not verified them yet.

secabeen · on Feb 5, 2017

Unfortunately, that's just the DB itself, it doesn't include the boards at all.

chris_7 · on Feb 5, 2017

Does this not run afoul of IP laws?

mynewtb · on Feb 5, 2017

Archiveteam does not give a flying fuck about some corporation's IP if it means that people's creations can be saved for them and future generations.

archive.org, were the data usually ends up, is protected by the law.

buyx · on Feb 5, 2017

Archiveteam does not give a flying fuck about some corporation's IP if it means that people's creations can be saved for them and future generations.

Future generations are likely to be disappointed already, since it seems, sadly, that IMDB has had a rolling expiry of message posts.

http://www.imdb.com/help/show_leaf?boardswhydeleted

If you are certain that the post has been deleted and you didn't do it, then there are two possible reasons: the message has been removed by a moderator or it has expired. Our boards are not designed to store messages indefinitely: after a certain amount of time older threads are removed from the board automatically. This process is called "expiry".

The rate of expiry is adjusted dynamically according to the posting traffic for each board. Threads are removed sooner from a board that attracts a lot of posts than they would be from a board with less activity.

Please keep in mind that the boards system is not meant to be an archival medium, and all posts are subject to expire and disappear sooner or later. This is intended to allow us to manage the resources consumed by each board effectively, and also to promote the ever changing flow of discussion.