Post AIPNf3qv3RkyyAl89A by r000t@ligma.pro
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(DIR) Post #AIPNf3qv3RkyyAl89A by r000t@ligma.pro
2022-04-13T13:53:28Z
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I'm not sure how much I like the idea of public libraries pushing online services ("OverDrive") with absolute fucktons of telemetry, and who are almost certainly reselling that data. The DRM is kinda sorta understandable here, but libraries were once a bastion of privacy. They literally invented warrant canaries.
(DIR) Post #AIPONFNZYmLHSc6NoO by ketmorco@mastodon.technology
2022-04-13T14:01:24Z
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@r000t here's the part about overdrive that I find mind bogglingly stupid.They rent digital copies to the library at similar cost to physical books.So if a book cost $5 and averaged 6 months before patrons destroyed it, they would have to pay overdrive the same $5 every 6 months.It's like... Anti technology
(DIR) Post #AIPOVr2RQajUZiK30q by r000t@ligma.pro
2022-04-13T14:03:00Z
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@ketmorco .....rent?I skimmed through their FAQ for libraries and it implied that they own licenses (licenses for books, what a fucking racket) and I didn't see fuckall aboutrenting. digital books. everything is awful.
(DIR) Post #AIPPgGX9ajaKUuDSc4 by r000t@ligma.pro
2022-04-13T14:16:05Z
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@ketmorco I was *hoping* it was just like a subscription service on crack; Library pays some fee per 100/1000 accounts, an entire catalogue opens up. That would have been neat.
(DIR) Post #AIPvfe0i18FpYKmuYa by ketmorco@mastodon.technology
2022-04-13T20:14:31Z
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@r000t yeah, "licenses" but it's just rent. 😩
(DIR) Post #AIPwMoIHewLRtlajTM by r000t@ligma.pro
2022-04-13T20:22:20Z
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@ketmorcoSo what's the incentive for the library? It's free to the end user so there's no point in any value-adds.