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  1. Miguel Afonso Caetano @[email protected] ·

    #InternetArchive #DigitalLending #DigitalLibraries #BookPublishers #eBooks #eLending #Books #Copyright: "On Sept 4, 2024, the US Court of Appeals in New York affirmed the lower court ruling in the lawsuit filed against us by Hachette Book Group, HarperCollins Publishers, John Wiley & Sons, and Penguin Random House. While the Internet Archive is disappointed by this opinion—it was never the Internet Archive’s intention to get into a lawsuit over lending digitized books—we respect the outcome.

    To date, we have removed over 500,000 books from lending on archive.org (and therefore also openlibrary.org). While we are reviewing all available options, this judicial opinion will lead to the removal of many more books from lending. It is important for the Internet Archive and all libraries to continue to have a healthy relationship with publishers and authors.

    Please be assured that millions of digitized books will still be available to those with print disabilities, small sections will be available for those linking into them from Wikipedia and through interlibrary loan, books will continue to be preserved for the long term, and other protected library uses will continue to inform digital learners everywhere."

    blog.archive.org/2024/09/21/le

    #internetarchive #digitallending #digitallibraries #bookpublishers #ebooks #elending
  2. Eduardo :d3: :copyleft: @[email protected] ·

    #KR21 RT

    📢 Want to learn about #eBooks in Europe?

    🟡 When? 12 April, 14h30 CEST
    🟡 What? #eLending questions & authors’ needs
    🟡 Whom? Experts from @AuthorsAlliance , #FESABID, @Freiheitsrechte

    🎟️ us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regist
    ℹ️ knowledgerights21.org/news-sto

    #eBookSOS #AccessToCulture #Copyright

    #kr21 #ebooks #elending #fesabid #ebooksos #accesstoculture
  3. Coalition4Creativity @[email protected] ·

    That's disappointing #elending #ebooks 🇫🇮
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    RT @Knowledge21org
    Finnish Government's Consultation on eBooks: The Curious Case of Cherry Picking and Mistaking Lending for Renting
    Spoiler: Not good for patrons, authors, libraries or taxpayers.
    #eBookSOS 🇫🇮 🍒
    @kirjastoseura @Juhamanninen @HeidiHautala @anna_tuomikoski

    knowledgerights21.org/the-finn
    twitter.com/Knowledge21org/sta

    #ebooksos #ebooks #elending