https://builtin.com/articles/shadow-library
"In 2024, the Internet Archive, a massively popular digital library nonprofit,
removed more than 500,000 books from its Open Library catalog after losing its
appeal for being sued by four U.S. publishers. The publishers argued that the
Internet Archive’s lending policy used during the pandemic, in which it loaned
multiple e-book copies of a single book at once, infringed on copyright law.
This decision has sparked discussions on the importance and ethics of access to
information, bringing free library sites — like shadow libraries — into the
spotlight."
Via Susan ****
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
