Post AdRTzYEGtano3JIVgO by apples_and_pears@mastodon.world
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 (DIR) Post #AdHn46IZaizcI6MDgm by endDRM@hostux.social
       2023-12-29T01:14:34Z
       
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       "It's not easy being an anti-DRM activist, especially heading into 2024. Not content with locking down software and streaming media, the massive corporations peddling this unjust technology have even extended their reach into the world's libraries. OverDrive is the worst of these offenders..." Read the full article about IDAD 2023: https://u.fsf.org/421 #LearnLibre #EndDRM #Libraries #ebooks #DayAgainstDRM
       
 (DIR) Post #AdRTzYEGtano3JIVgO by apples_and_pears@mastodon.world
       2024-01-02T17:27:57Z
       
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       @endDRM Overdrive and it's evil offspring Libby.But the real culprits are the publishers. They claim it's so authors get a cut - it isn't - that cut is much closer to a paper thin sliver. The publishers get the lion's share while the resale market drys up. Libraries are licensed to only loan the books X number of times before buying another license.The consumer pays one price to purchase a book. A library pays that plus more to lend it X times. There's more - archiving.