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Internet Archive Loses Landmark E-Book Lending Copyright Appeal Against Publishers

The Second Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled that IA's practice of scanning and lending copyrighted books without permission is not fair use.
Ernesto Van der Sar (TF Publishing)
#freedom #greed #surveillance #power #books #library #control #ebooks #libraries #liberty #scanned-books #scanned-paper-books #rent

The Indy #library has given over control of audiobooks to Libby (Overdrive) completely.

For cost and space reasons they no longer acquire audiobooks on physical media and have no control, whatsoever, on which books Libby makes available. No means at all to request a missing book.

This is a huge mistake, I think.

I don't think this is isolated to Indy either.

#Indy #Indianapolis

#library #indy #indianapolis

This makes me so sad. The #library was a haven from my miserable, white trash childhood. I walked there nearly every day in summer, sometimes spending all day exploring every aisle. No one hassled me, I learned so much, it opened so many doors. #lgbtq #media #civilrights #freedom #idaho
https://www.reddit.com/r/pics/comments/1dt4oi0/new_sign_in_idaho_public_libraries_requiring_a_id/
A real sign up in the lobby of an Idaho library warning children to stay out

Reddit - Dive into anything

www.reddit.com
#freedom #media #LGBTQ #library #civilrights #idaho

Yesterday I started receiving targeted ads based on ebook borrows from my library (San Francisco Public Library). The content of those ads suggested that the targeters were aware of which books I chose to read.

#Privacy #library
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#privacy #library

The Sakya Monastery in tibet has a library comprising some 84,000 books. Most are Buddhist scriptures, but there are works of literature, history, philosophy, astronomy, mathematics, agriculture, and art. They date back centuries.

In 2011 they began to digitize the library. All books are indexed and about 20% have been fully digitized.

More:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sakya_Monastery

#Books #Library #Monastery #Tibet #History #Knowledge #Monks #Buddhism #Sakya
Looking up at a very tall wall of books/scrolls inside of small boxes which are grouped inside of cubes. Everything is mostly brown with splashes of bright colors.

building in People's Republic of China

Contributors to Wikimedia projects (Wikimedia Foundation, Inc.)
#history #books #buddhism #knowledge #library #sakya #monks #tibet #monastery

When #ChatGPT lies to you, what you need is a #library, like the @internetarchive

https://www.thenation.com/article/culture/internet-archive-publishers-lawsuit-chatbot/

Just Because ChatBots Can’t Think Doesn’t Mean They Can’t Lie | The Nation

Or that they haven’t already started to pollute Google searches. And if publishers win their lawsuit against the Internet Archive, verifying facts and quotes will get a lot harder.
The Nation
#library #chatgpt @internetarchive

Born in 1852, Mary Titcomb had a strong desire for an education & career.

Mary became a librarian & making #books accessible to everyone was a priority. She came up with a children’s room & set up “book stations” in shops & post offices in town.

But Mary noticed people from rural areas weren’t visiting the #library. So, she secured funding to build & begin the nation’s first bookmobile. 📚

https://www.amazon.com.au/Library-Wheels-Titcomb-Americas-Bookmobile-ebook/dp/B078W6SQZQ #history
Mary Lemist Titcomb at the time of her graduation from the Robinson Female Seminary in 1873 Credit: Unknown
Mary Titcomb’s “Book Wagon”. Credit: Washington County Free Library

Library on Wheels: Mary Lemist Titcomb and America's First Bookmobile eBook : Glenn, Sharlee: Amazon.com.au: Kindle Store

www.amazon.com.au
#history #books #library

Time for another #introduction. My name is Chris Dolunt (he/him).

I live in #Michigan. I'm a #solarpunk (recovering #cyberpunk) focused on community support and #climate action.

I work in #library technology, building digital archives to support academic research.

I write #ttrpgs for fun. I wrote "Nyambe" for d20, "Rippers" for #SavageWorlds, and I'm a canon NPC (Kargas Dolunt) in Dave Arneson's Blackmoor. I've been nominated for (and lost) the Diana Jones, Origins, and Ennie awards.
#cyberpunk #introduction #climate #solarpunk #TTRPGs #library #savageworlds #Michigan

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