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Do you believe that libraries should be barred from archiving material to microfiche? How is that significantly different from format-shifting a book to electro
by blincoln 4y ago
Do you believe that libraries should be barred from archiving material to microfiche? How is that significantly different from format-shifting a book to electronic form, as long as they use DRM to limiy concurrent viewing?
- jhanschoo 4y agoI suppose the difference is that publishers aren't suing such libraries and such archival isn't accessible enough to harm publishers' markets.
- granzymes 4y agoThe second point is crucial. The microfiche copies of e.g. newspapers do not compete with the originals.
- leoc 4y agoIANAL but I think I recall seeing that the US libraries’ initiative to reprint some older books on non-acid-based paper was supported by an explicit carve-out in US copyright law.
- yencabulator 4y agoHonest question: Are libraries special cased in US law? (They are in many other places, and have rights beyond consumers or businesses.)