Comment on 500,000 Books Have Been Deleted From The Internet Archive’s Lending Library
Kecessa@sh.itjust.works 1 year 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 1 year ago
And that’s the reason why sites like this one shouldn’t be registered and hosted in the USA.
possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip 1 year 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 1 year ago
They shared them the exact same way regular libraries do it.
possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip 1 year ago
They didn’t though
That’s why they are getting sued.
Kecessa@sh.itjust.works 1 year ago