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This is such a tragedy! This is why we shouldn't let corporations do libraries' job.
When vanishing culture is trending news 🕳️ The @waybackmachine has web archives for mtvnews.com dating back to December 5, 1998: web.archive.org/web/20240000… #VanishingCulture
ALT Paramount Erases MTV's 30-Year Digital Legacy
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People should be able to read without fear of corporate surveillance. That's why libraries need to OWN digital books - not just license them from corporate publishers and lend them via corporate platforms
change.org/p/let-readers-rea…
#LetReadersRead #OwnBooks
ALT Laptop displaying the cover of Brave New World. A warning message reads “It seems like you’re using a tool to prevent data collection and protect your privacy. Please turn it off to continue reading!”
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We'd point you to 1984 as a cautionary tale about lack of #accesstoinformation - but we've had to remove it from our lending library due to the publishers' lawsuit 🧐 #LetReadersRead change.org/p/let-readers-rea…
ALT Image of the book Nineteen Eight-Four behind bars. Caption reads "500,000 books have been removed from our lending library due to a lawsuit by corporate publishers, including over 1300 banned books — like Orwell's 1984."
Lila Bailey retweeted
Did you catch the story about the @waybackmachine on @CBSSunday? @Pogue chatted with @brewster_kahle about archiving the web, and the lawsuits from publishers & the recording industry that threaten our mission & your access to information. Watch now cbsnews.com/news/the-wayback…
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Op-ed: The Internet Archive is a library | 'Flaming Hydra' buff.ly/4b1xYvA
Incredible thread!
Tomorrow, @InternetArchive will file their reply brief in the suit from major publishers to end the right of IA and all libraries to own and preserve spyware-free digital books.
Reading what they’re replying to, we’ve gotta ask:
Who is the real "Napster" here?
A thread.
Lila Bailey retweeted
At the Internet Archive, this is how we digitize a book. We do this so that everyone, everywhere has access to a great research library. #digitization #preservation #access
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quote "What is at stake when it comes to the Internet Archive lawsuit? Not the meager income as authors—for which monopolistic publishing industry primarily is to blame. What is at stake is access to knowledge for everyone, equal opportunity, and the development of imagination."
The Internet Archive, a digital library aiming to make published materials accessible to everyone, is in danger of being shut down by four major publishers. If the publishers are successful, free access to knowledge will be in jeopardy. jacobin.com/2024/02/internet…
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FAQ: So what does the publishers' lawsuit against our library actually mean for our patrons?
A: More than 500,000 books have been taken out of lending—meaning they can't be borrowed or read—including more than 1,300 banned and challenged books.
👉help.archive.org/help/why-ar…
I co-authored an article for the American Historical Review (published by Oxford University Press). In the grand tradition of scholarly publishing, I was paid $0 to produce it, but I still feel pretty cool. Ping me for the free-access link! doi.org/10.1093/ahr/rhad528
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"Public domain" means public domain. Anyone can do anything with our files, without our permission. Many of us would rather not be used to train AI, but they're not doing anything illegal.
@librivox @LibriVoxateers
LibriVox readers: did you know your voices were used to train AI speech for Microsoft’s Vall-E, which used Meta’s audio library Librilight, and drew from Librivox narration? 60k hours of narration from 7k readers. Did anyone ask for your permission?
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The lawsuit against our library affects not just all libraries, but all nonprofits @Wikipedia @creativecommons @gutenberg_org #nonprofitsector #nonprofit eff.org/document/hachette-v-…
Friend of the Court Briefs Filed in Internet Archive’s Appeal — Hundreds of librarians joined prominent library organizations & non-profits in filing amicus briefs in Hachette v. Internet Archive. Read why they believe our appeal should succeed: blog.archive.org/2023/12/29/…
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And what can you do with the materials that are now in the public domain? Turn them into new works of art! Unleash your imagination in our Remix Contest ♻️🎶📚🎞️
Deadline to submit is January 17. Details: blog.archive.org/2023/12/05/…
Watch last year's winning film, "Echo Echo" ⤵️
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Wondering how you can support us in our appeal? Tell the publishers we want to buy & OWN (not RENT) ebooks we can preserve & lend for the public good👉 bit.ly/3S3rA0D #SellDontSue
Lila Bailey retweeted
Hey, @HachetteUS , @HachetteLivre , @GroupeLagardere , and @arnaudlagardere, drop the hatchet against @internetarchive.
You are on the wrong side of history.
Friend of the Court Briefs Filed in Internet Archive’s Appeal — Hundreds of librarians joined prominent library organizations & non-profits in filing amicus briefs in Hachette v. Internet Archive. Read why they believe our appeal should succeed: blog.archive.org/2023/12/29/…
Lila Bailey retweeted
Friend of the Court Briefs Filed in Internet Archive’s Appeal — Hundreds of librarians joined prominent library organizations & non-profits in filing amicus briefs in Hachette v. Internet Archive. Read why they believe our appeal should succeed: blog.archive.org/2023/12/29/…
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Even though Internet Archive has a ton of negative bs about me, it is still a public good that should exist.
Support the Internet Archive!
Friend of the Court Briefs Filed in Internet Archive’s Appeal — Hundreds of librarians joined prominent library organizations & non-profits in filing amicus briefs in Hachette v. Internet Archive. Read why they believe our appeal should succeed: blog.archive.org/2023/12/29/…
Lila Bailey retweeted
it would be good if we could all pay a little attention to the hachette v. internet archive lawsuit, which is crucial for continued existence of libraries' ability to lend digital content. the court ruled against the internet archive, who is now trying to appeal that decision
Friend of the Court Briefs Filed in Internet Archive’s Appeal — Hundreds of librarians joined prominent library organizations & non-profits in filing amicus briefs in Hachette v. Internet Archive. Read why they believe our appeal should succeed: blog.archive.org/2023/12/29/…
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i know there is a lot of big stuff going on, but just a little attention for libraries and information access eff.org/cases/hachette-v-int…