Comment on The Internet Archive’s Fight to Save Itself
possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip 2 months ago
They poked the bear and now they are getting mauled. They should of just focused on the Way back machine
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.
Because they’re getting punished for providing books to people, while OpenAI & friends have been infringing copyright on a much, much bigger scale, and getting away with it. As always, the point isn’t author’s rights, it’s money.
while OpenAI & friends have been infringing copyright on a much, much bigger scale, and getting away with it.
Based on what? Distributing numbers in a big database doesn’t infringe on copyright, and downloading a web page or image doesn’t either.
You’re right, I apologize, my use of “infringing copyright” was too loose there. What I meant in that context is more like “stealing and then re-selling the identity and essence of every human creation to ever be made into ones and zeros”
floquant@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 months ago
Boo to standing up for things!
possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip 2 months 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 2 months 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 2 months 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.