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"On Friday, we wrote about hundreds of authors signing a letter calling out the
big publishers’ attacks on libraries (in many, many different ways). The
publishers
pretend to represent the best interests of the authors, but
history has shown over and over again that they do not. They represent
themselves, and use the names of authors they exploit to claim the moral high
ground they do not hold.
It’s no surprise, then, that the publishers absolutely fucking lost their shit
after the letter came out. The Association of American Publishers put out a
statement falsely claiming that the letter, put out by Fight for the Future
(FftF), and signed by tons of authors from the super famous to the less well
known, was actually “disinformation in the Internet Archive case.” And, look,
if you’re at the point you’re blaming the Internet Archive for something
another group actually did, you know you’ve lost, and you’re just lashing out.
Perhaps much more telling is that the Authors Guild actually put out an even
more aggressive statement against Fight for the Future. Now, as best selling
author Barry Eisler (who signed onto Fight for the Future’s letter) wrote write
here on Techdirt years ago, it’s been clear for a while that the Authors Guild
is not actually representing the best interests of authors. It has long been a
front group for the publishers themselves.
The Authors Guild’s response to the FftF letter simply confirms this."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
