Not sure why this is getting downvoted. It’s completely accurate.
They pushed this “digital library” idea to even beyond their own definition, got punished for it, and now they are at-risk of losing their core function. Corporations and alt-right shills would love to get rid of any trace of accountability, and this is one avenue that calls them out on the bad shit they post online.
floquant@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 weeks ago
Boo to standing up for things!
possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip 5 weeks ago
Did you real the summary of the lawsuit? They were giving away unlicensed books. That is what started this thing to begin with. If they would of just not started offering free downloads of copyrighted works this would probably not be happening.
They really should of just admitted to there mistake during covid and settled. For once the lawsuits by the publishers wasn’t totally unjustified and extreme. Now I stead of that they are risking everything over there own views on copyright.
I can’t help but feel they have brought this on themselves. They had the support of the US copyright office and everything but now that’s in jeopardy
floquant@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 weeks ago
Yes, I am aware of what they do. And I am of the opinion that spreading access to knowledge is vastly more important than copyright laws made decades before the internet was a thing. Especially when is comes to US copyright laws being forced upon the rest of the world.
They already were not “giving away” books but doing “digital lending” where DRM-protected copies were given to one user at a time, which is absolutely nonsensical in the digital age.
p03locke@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 weeks ago
Breaking the law is not how you change copyright laws. Ironically, AI is the best way to crack copyright laws like an egg, but everybody seems to be vehemently opposed to it.