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

  • Stumblinbear
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    They only issue here is that they stopped following the “one book one rental” rule. You’re allowed to “rent” out a digital copy but only if you have a physical version of the book not lent out. They stopped doing that during covid

    • Sanity_in_Moderation@lemmy.world
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      Well then we should donate books to the Archive. Then in the interests of efficiency and cutting down on storage and transportation costs. I volunteer my home to store my newly donated books. If I ever need them back, I will request them.

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