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[–] yo_scottie_oh@lemmy.ml 10 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Unlikely.

The in-house scanning service at the Internet Archive (IA) differs from the licensing agreements entered into by other libraries. These agreements see libraries license ‘official’ e-book versions from publishers, who charge for every book that’s lent out to patrons.

[–] DebatableRaccoon@lemmy.ca 6 points 2 months ago

Fair enough. Thanks for the clarity.

[–] technocrit@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

These agreements see libraries license ‘official’ e-book versions from publishers, who charge for every book that’s lent out to patrons.

So it's not "unlikely" that it will fuck over libraries. It's already happened.