Comment on 500,000 Books Have Been Deleted From The Internet Archive’s Lending Library
Kecessa@sh.itjust.works 2 weeks ago
And that’s the reason why sites like this one shouldn’t be registered and hosted in the USA.
Comment on 500,000 Books Have Been Deleted From The Internet Archive’s Lending Library
Kecessa@sh.itjust.works 2 weeks ago
And that’s the reason why sites like this one shouldn’t be registered and hosted in the USA.
possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip 2 weeks ago
They literally poked the bear. They had a copyright exception for the Wayback machine. Apparently they though it would be a good idea to put everything in danger by illegally sharing books. They say they should be exempt because they are a library but all libraries are still required to follow the law.
Kecessa@sh.itjust.works 2 weeks ago
They shared them the exact same way regular libraries do it.
possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip 2 weeks ago
They didn’t though
That’s why they are getting sued.
Kecessa@sh.itjust.works 2 weeks ago