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Tony Hoyle

@CStamp @internetarchive The internet archive is an online library, which you seem to object to.

Most libraries do not have online presences (beyond 'opening times').

17 June at 20:16 | Wall-to-wall | Open on toot.hoyle.me.uk
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Wiredfire

@tony @CStamp @internetarchive pretty much all libraries where I live have an online presence with ebooks, audiobooks , and magazines

17 June at 21:17 | Open on mstdn.social
AskPippa🇨🇦

@wiredfire @tony @CStamp @internetarchive And the libraries pay for the books -- in many places a bit more than the cover price so authors can get some compensation. As it is, authors are paid already paid poorly, so anyone stealing digital copies hurts them even more. (If the authors give permission, then fine).

17 June at 21:57 | Open on c.im
Wiredfire

@AskPippa @tony @CStamp @internetarchive agreed - just adding that contrary to the post above me online presences are in fact quite common for libraries.

Authors should have the opportunity to get paid, of course, though the impact of piracy is a lot more nuanced than one pirated copy = one lost sale. Which is not a justification, but 500 chars probably isn’t enough to expand the point properly!

17 June at 22:26 | Open on mstdn.social
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