Today as Panzer entered the Catosphere his poor kitty ears were assaulted by a cacophony of crying, shouting and teeth gnashing. Following all the chaos, took our brave kitty boy to the
Publishers Weekly site. With a little digging in the posts he discovered one about the Internet Archive.
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| I want to start my own library. |
According to Andrew Albanese, the Internet Archive (IA) has declared itself a 'National Emergency Library.' Under this self-declared emergency the company has set up its Open Library as a repository of thousands of unauthorized copies of ebooks. IA is scanning paperback and hardback books and turning them into digital books. The company then makes the books available through their Open Library for download by anyone. The Authors Guild, the Association of American Publishers (AAP) and the National Writers' Union (NWU) have all protested the copying and dispensing of authors' and publishers' books without permission or payment as copyright infringement. Despite these protests the Internet Archive continues the practice. There are several links in the post, including one to a post by the Internet Archive explaining why they can say they are a library and why it's okay to digitize a book without permission or payment.
Panzer says, "Hmm ... I need to see if any of my books are there."
Note: This is a long post. Bring a cup of tea and a cup of cocoa and two muffins for today's reading selection.
To read the post tootle over to
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