xuxebiko@kbin.social to World News@lemmy.ml · 1 year agoInternet Archive's digital library has been found in breach of copyright. The decision has some important implicationstheconversation.comexternal-linkmessage-square99fedilinkarrow-up1616arrow-down18file-textcross-posted to: [email protected]
arrow-up1608arrow-down1external-linkInternet Archive's digital library has been found in breach of copyright. The decision has some important implicationstheconversation.comxuxebiko@kbin.social to World News@lemmy.ml · 1 year agomessage-square99fedilinkfile-textcross-posted to: [email protected]
minus-squareStarshipLazy@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3arrow-down1·1 year agoI believe even “one book one rental” was kind of a gray area. Publishers probably didn’t sue at the time as the potential ruling was less certain, and they didn’t want a precedent not in their favour.
minus-squareStumblinbear@pawb.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up3·1 year agoLibraries have been doing it for ages, this isn’t hugely different
I believe even “one book one rental” was kind of a gray area. Publishers probably didn’t sue at the time as the potential ruling was less certain, and they didn’t want a precedent not in their favour.
Libraries have been doing it for ages, this isn’t hugely different