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arstechnica , to Random
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Internet Archive forced to remove 500,000 books after publishers’ court win

Internet Archive fans beg publishers to stop emptying the open library.

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2024/06/internet-archive-forced-to-remove-500000-books-after-publishers-court-win/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

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Dismal. I hope the "first sale" doctrine is reinstated on appeal, and brought up to date either judicially or legislatively.

If we didn't already have libraries, they'd all be considered illegal at this point.

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Is there a grade higher than A+??

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