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Internet Archive's digital library has been found in breach of copyright. The decision has some important implications (theconversation.com)

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The legal ruling against the Internet Archive has come down in favour of the rights of authors.

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[-] library_napper 77 points 1 year ago

four major publishers – Hachette, HarperCollins, John Wiley & Sons, and Penguin Random House – to file a lawsuit against Internet Archive in June 2020.

Well now you know which publishers to steal from 100% of the time

[-] finestnothing@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

I pirate almost every book, the only ones I actually buy are new ones from authors I love (Brandon Sanderson is the main one) or books I pirated that I loved enough to want to support the author

[-] library_napper 2 points 1 year ago

Honestly if you want to support an artist, dont buy their work. Steal their work and give them a donation. Otherwise you're mostly supporting the middle-men more than the artist.

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