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possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

They literally poked the bear. They had a copyright exception for the Wayback machine. Apparently they though it would be a good idea to put everything in danger by illegally sharing books. They say they should be exempt because they are a library but all libraries are still required to follow the law.

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Kecessa@sh.itjust.works ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
They shared them the exact same way regular libraries do it.

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- possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
  They didn’t though
  
  That’s why they are getting sued.
  
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  - Kecessa@sh.itjust.works ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
    
    As we’ve discussed at great length, the Internet Archive’s Open Library system is indistinguishable from the economics of how a regular library works. The Archive either purchases physical books or has them donated (just like a physical library). It then lends them out on a one-to-one basis (leaving aside a brief moment where it took down that barrier when basically all libraries were shut down due to pandemic lockdowns), such that when someone “borrows” a digital copy of a book, no one else can borrow that same copy.
    
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    possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
    
    leaving aside a brief moment where it took down that barrier
    
    That was the problem that started this mess. They aren’t even willing to admit that was the cause. If they would of admitted wrong doing off the bat and looked to settle the book publishers may of just left them alone. The problem is they can’t see past there own nose
    
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