Comment by GekkePrutser

3 years ago

> though unfortunately archive.org's future itself is in jeopardy.

How so?? This is the first I've heard of it.

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GekkePrutser

It's truly tragic how few people have heard of this. We should be doing all we can to raise awareness of this lawsuit before it's too late.

Here are some relevant links:

GekkePrutser 3 years ago

Thanks! I heard of this back in the day but I didn't know it reached the courts now. I feel this is a bit self-inflicted though. A valuable service like this is already under scrutiny for copyrights and playing chicken with big publishers with tons of money to spend on lawyers is a really bad idea. I'm also opposed to the way copyright works but I would separate that fight from the service.
I guess it got them some goodwill during Corona but it could cause more damage than it's worth.
I wouldn't have done it, it was not like it was a real value during the pandemic. Those who are really into books and don't care about copyright already know their way to more gray-area sites like LibGen.