Post Ad4zV0S86hvsNFwcTY by suldrew@xoxo.zone
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 (DIR) Post #Ad4vm49HDfLYwX0OFk by internetarchive@mastodon.archive.org
       2023-12-22T19:53:43Z
       
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       "So, then, why is Penguin Random House trying to kill the Internet Archive?"Mike Masnick @mmasnick points out the publishing giant's inconsistencies in believing in the importance of "equitable access to books" while suing a library, in Techdirt. https://www.techdirt.com/2023/12/18/internet-archive-files-opening-brief-in-its-appeal-of-book-publishers-win/
       
 (DIR) Post #Ad4zV0S86hvsNFwcTY by suldrew@xoxo.zone
       2023-12-22T20:19:58Z
       
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       @internetarchive @mmasnick they support the free flow of cash from ideas to their shareholders
       
 (DIR) Post #Ad55CjM3XP5frGlwIK by Ray_Of_Sunlight@mastodon.social
       2023-12-22T22:01:21Z
       
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       @internetarchive @mmasnick Saying that you beleive in the importance of "equitable access to books" while suing a library should say a lot about the person.They are just not trustworthy.
       
 (DIR) Post #Ad5Db79BWrV0EStEbA by waynedixon@mastodon.social
       2023-12-22T23:35:30Z
       
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       @internetarchive @mmasnick I’m sure they believe in “equitable access to books” as long as they make money every time someone turns a page.
       
 (DIR) Post #AdAxz4qHJkgziQD6rQ by Bongolian@universeodon.com
       2023-12-25T18:09:11Z
       
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       @internetarchive @mmasnick It seems that #Amazon  universally turned off its "Look Inside the Book" feature at about the same time that Internet Archive reached a preliminary settlement in the case to widely restrict content access to books.Are these two events somehow related?As I understand it, Amazon's limited preview feature was always done in agreement with publishers.#internetarchive
       
 (DIR) Post #AdHKv1giZBjMfWXGam by brewsterkahle@mastodon.archive.org
       2023-12-28T19:58:30Z
       
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       @Bongolian @internetarchive @mmasnick At least at the beginning, the amazon look inside was not done with permission.    AMZN did demonstrate it helped sales and allowed opt out.It got so useful, that *I think* the publishers came to donate  books to the program.kind of like the VHS is going to kill us, oh, no, actually it is great.