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submitted 1 year ago by xuxebiko@kbin.social to c/worldnews@lemmy.ml

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

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

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.

[-] Stumblinbear@pawb.social 3 points 1 year ago

Libraries have been doing it for ages, this isn't hugely different

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