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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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September 9, 2024 at 12:24 pm
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