25 points
A sad day for pro-preservation advocates
20 points
The schools are in shambles and books are for the monied elite. Time to donate to your favorite archive site. A buck here, five there can make a difference.
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18 points
who needs archives when you have bazinga startups and record shareholder profits
12 points
In regards to how precedent can fuck over future decisions, could this now cause issues for libraries in the future?
10 points
Unlikely.
The in-house scanning service at the Internet Archive (IA) differs from the licensing agreements entered into by other libraries. These agreements see libraries license ‘official’ e-book versions from publishers, who charge for every book that’s lent out to patrons.
6 points
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9 points
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Who would win?
- A website offering a public service for the benefit of humanity.
- Capitalists violently controlling imaginary “property” to the detriment of humanity.
I think we all know the answer.
