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Why publishers are against the Internet Archive’s digital library | TechCrunch Minute

The Internet Archive’s online lending library, called the Open Library, recently suffered a big defeat in court. The library was supposed to operate similarly to a library of physical books, with only one digital copy lent out for each print copy that the organization purchased, but lending limits were removed due to the pandemic —…

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The Internet Archive’s online lending library, called the Open Library, recently suffered a big defeat in court. The library was supposed to operate similarly to a library of physical books, with only one digital copy lent out for each print copy that the organization purchased, but lending limits were removed due to the pandemic — angering book publishers. On today’s show, we discuss the pros and cons of the Open Library.

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1 Comment

  1. @-DM

    September 9, 2024 at 12:24 pm

    What it really means is that these works will eventually be lost. Old software, music, videos, books, and historical views of websites will be lost forever.

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