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schizoidman@lemmy.ml to Technology@lemmy.mlEnglish · 1 year ago

Internet Archive forced to remove 500,000 books after publishers’ court win

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Internet Archive forced to remove 500,000 books after publishers’ court win

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schizoidman@lemmy.ml to Technology@lemmy.mlEnglish · 1 year ago
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Internet Archive fans beg publishers to stop emptying the open library.
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  • muhyb@programming.dev
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    If they can get away with this instead of total closure, I see this as a save. A weighty one.

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    Is there a Pirate Bay for books?

    • dvdnet62@feddit.nl
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      Some people already archive it https://reddit.com/r/Piracy/comments/1dfls77/since_i_know_500000_books_was_deleted_i_decide_to/?sort=new

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    This is depressing as hell and a statement about the time we live in and the corporate overlords who control our lives.

    Jimmy McGee made a great video about it last year:

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DJoGm8c523M

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