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"Last week the Internet Archive announced a new project: “Democracy’s Library.”
This hits on a bunch of important topics for us here at Techdirt. First, it’s a
travesty that government-funded research and publications are often hidden
away, locked up and impossible to access, despite the fact that they were paid
for by us, the public. Second, democracy is legitimately under threat across
the globe, and getting more access to
quality information out to the public
is more important than ever before. While I know that some people have been
turning their backs on this idea of late, it’s more important than ever that
quality information and data is more accessible to more people. Third, as we’ve
seen, previous attempts by dedicated activists and individuals to make
government data public have unfortunately ended in tragedy, so having strong
backing is key here. And… finally, this is all happening at the same time that
the largest book publishers in the world, who
should be supporting access to
knowledge, are literally trying to destroy the Internet Archive.
Let’s break each of these down."
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
