Comment on 500,000 Books Have Been Deleted From The Internet Archive’s Lending Library

• Kecessa@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

  As we’ve discussed at great length, the Internet Archive’s Open Library system is indistinguishable from the economics of how a regular library works. The Archive either purchases physical books or has them donated (just like a physical library). It then lends them out on a one-to-one basis (leaving aside a brief moment where it took down that barrier when basically all libraries were shut down due to pandemic lockdowns), such that when someone “borrows” a digital copy of a book, no one else can borrow that same copy.

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  • possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

    leaving aside a brief moment where it took down that barrier

    That was the problem that started this mess. They aren’t even willing to admit that was the cause. If they would of admitted wrong doing off the bat and looked to settle the book publishers may of just left them alone. The problem is they can’t see past there own nose

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    • Kecessa@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

      Would have

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      • possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

        Thanks

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