schizoidman@lemmy.ml to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 6 months agoInternet Archive forced to remove 500,000 books after publishers’ court winarstechnica.comexternal-linkmessage-square49fedilinkarrow-up1115arrow-down11
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minus-squarecafeinux@infosec.publinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·6 months agoJust like regular libraries have copyrighted books: they lend them to one person at a time.
minus-squareNotNotMike@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·6 months agoThey definitely weren’t monitoring the one at a time rule… I downloaded the file and now have it forever
minus-squaresugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·6 months agoSounds like a you problem. ;)
minus-squareNotNotMike@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·6 months agoHow does that make sense? How does putting a “Download PDF” button on their site with no restrictions make this a “me” problem?
minus-squaresugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·6 months agoYou should obviously delete those downloaded files like a good boy.
Just like regular libraries have copyrighted books: they lend them to one person at a time.
They definitely weren’t monitoring the one at a time rule… I downloaded the file and now have it forever
Sounds like a you problem. ;)
How does that make sense? How does putting a “Download PDF” button on their site with no restrictions make this a “me” problem?
You should obviously delete those downloaded files like a good boy.