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.
      • doublepepperoni [none/use name]
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        2 months ago

        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

          • Tomorrow_Farewell [any, they/them]
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            2 months ago

            They knowingly violated copyright. Sorry, can't excuse them

            You can if you aren't a piece of shit who equates legality with morality.

            If they want to change the regulations, then work on that

            Notably, you have not produced any actionable suggestion for doing so.

          • KoboldKomrade [he/him]
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            2 months ago

            Honestly, you should take a long walk off a short pier. And that pier should be over an active volcano.

          • ALostInquirer@lemm.ee
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            2 months ago

            If they want to change the regulations, then work on that. Blatantly violating them and challenging copyright holders doesn’t help anyone.

            Have you studied history? Non-violently violating unjust laws is a means of working on that and striving to help others. Those responding as you have are no more helpful than you think those you criticize have been. If anything they're less so as their support may have been of greater help in changing things instead of letting them worsen.

            • Belly_Beanis [he/him]
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              2 months ago

              The entirety of MLK's civil rights career was basically breaking segregation laws lol.

              Copyright violations are such victimless crimes and yet people still get upset when some billion dollar company misses out on $20 worth of sales.

          • Kuori [she/her]
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            2 months ago

            please god shut the fuck up, nobody cares about your malformed opinion

    • doublepepperoni [none/use name]
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      2 months ago

      that have said the IA was asking for trouble in removing restrictions from the lending library during the pandemic

      That absolutely did put a huge target on their back though