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This sucks, big time.

• LeoPanthera 4y ago
  It does suck, but it was self-inflicted. I love the IA, I've even done volunteer work for the Physical Archive, but the "emergency library" was mad. I can't imagine how they justified it.
  • sourcecodeplz 4y ago
    Locked inside with "nothing" to do, one guy probably got high and had this "revelation" that would "help" everyone else locked inside /s. It's sad because it has muddied the image of IA and it made them look like rebels when in reality they were doing just fine flying (somewhat) under the radar. I've also read some comments here from people saying they would possibly stop donating to the IA because of this. Because of donations, the scrutiny is 1000x more for non-profits vs regular companies.
    • Dalewyn 4y ago
      >It's sad because it has muddied the image of IA and it made them look like rebels Considering their software archive is one of the easiest source of warez today, I'd say they have a thing for painting targets on themselves.
    • Aeolun 4y ago
      > I've also read some comments here from people saying they would possibly stop donating to the IA because of this. Why? It’s not like this really makes a difference to the other 100 different things they’re doing.
      • misnome 4y ago
        Because IA is causing a risk that the donations aren’t paying for that, but could end up right in the publishers pockets, and shutting down those 100 other projects.
  • thebooktocome 4y ago
    The National Emergency Library is barely relevant to the current ruling, which is primarily about Controlled Digital Lending.
    • beej71 4y ago
      But it sure sounds like NEL was a trigger.