schizoidman@lemmy.ml to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 13 days agoInternet Archive forced to remove 500,000 books after publishers’ court winarstechnica.comexternal-linkmessage-square76fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10 cross-posted to: technology@lemmy.ml
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minus-squareZacryon@lemmy.wtflinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·12 days agoNo one is preventing you from visiting a library, which would be a fesible alternative. However, not a simple solution for everyone in every country. Knowlegde should be a free and shared common good.
minus-squareKillingTimeItself@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·12 days ago No one is preventing you from visiting a library, which would be a fesible alternative. actually blatantly wrong, public libraries are slowly dying and losing funding.
minus-square01011@monero.townlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·edit-212 days agoThat depends on where you live. The Internet Archive is far more accessible than a good library, for much of the global populace.
minus-squareZacryon@lemmy.wtflinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·12 days ago That depends on where you live. Yes, I know. That’s why I said: However, not a simple solution for everyone in every country.
minus-squareAngryCommieKender@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·edit-212 days agoHe’s also a corrupt cop, but I repeat myself. Meant to reply to the comment above yours.
minus-squareDisaster@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·12 days agoWell, except scumbags like eric adams, NYC’s bought-owned-and-operated-by-real-estate-interests mayor.
minus-squareAngryCommieKender@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·12 days agoHe’s also a corrupt cop, but I repeat myself.
minus-squaredaniskarma@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·12 days agoLibraries where good for before the XXI century. Nowadays the amount of content they had is pretty small. Most libraries don’t really has anything but the more famous books.
minus-squareAkrenion@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·12 days agoThey became community hubs that offer more than just books. Even ebooks albeit that being weirdly capped by publishers as well. They do much more than public opinion would make you believe.
No one is preventing you from visiting a library, which would be a fesible alternative.
However, not a simple solution for everyone in every country. Knowlegde should be a free and shared common good.
actually blatantly wrong, public libraries are slowly dying and losing funding.
That depends on where you live. The Internet Archive is far more accessible than a good library, for much of the global populace.
Yes, I know. That’s why I said:
He’s also a corrupt cop, but I repeat myself.Meant to reply to the comment above yours.
Well, except scumbags like eric adams, NYC’s bought-owned-and-operated-by-real-estate-interests mayor.
He’s also a corrupt cop, but I repeat myself.
Libraries where good for before the XXI century. Nowadays the amount of content they had is pretty small. Most libraries don’t really has anything but the more famous books.
They became community hubs that offer more than just books. Even ebooks albeit that being weirdly capped by publishers as well.
They do much more than public opinion would make you believe.