In a troubling blow to public access, a US appeals court sided with big publishers, erasing half a million books from the Internet Archive’s lending library. This case isn’t just about books; it’s also about who controls the digital commons.
there have been some commenters on the “world wide web” (eyeroll) that have said the IA was asking for trouble in removing restrictions from the lending library during the pandemic. that their leadership is foolish, stupid, and a bunch of other words that have nothing to do with helping people or learning
i say, fuck those commenters. i have learned a word from hexbear. it starts with a c and ends with a huds
there have been some commenters on the “world wide web” (eyeroll) that have said the IA was asking for trouble in removing restrictions from the lending library during the pandemic. that their leadership is foolish, stupid, and a bunch of other words that have nothing to do with helping people or learning
i say, fuck those commenters. i have learned a word from hexbear. it starts with a c and ends with a huds
What’s the lending library?
The IA loaned digital copies of books they’d scanned. Only a certain amount of copies could be loaned at one time due to stupid copyright bullshit
During the pandemic they allowed unlimited copies to be loaned out at any time which made the copyright mafia big mad
The IA loaned digital copies of books they’d scanned. Only a certain amount of copies could be loaned at one time due to stupid copyright bullshit
During the pandemic they allowed unlimited copies to be loaned out at any time which made the copyright mafia big mad
That absolutely did put a huge target on their back though