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.
  • Belly_Beanis [he/him]
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    2 months ago

    Remember in the 90s when the internet was new and all we heard about was how it was going to innovate education and information gathering?

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

      I did not have internet access at that point. I doubt that, where I live, there were many people who did at that time.