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Did the judge actually say that all libraries everywhere are illegal? Or am I just supposed to infer that and conclude they must be crazy?
by tedunangst 4y ago
Did the judge actually say that all libraries everywhere are illegal? Or am I just supposed to infer that and conclude they must be crazy?
- ksherlock 4y agoOf course not. The ruling was that the copyright owner has exclusive rights to prepare derivative works. IA scanning and lending is creating a derivative work without transformative value. Fair use doesn't apply. End of case. https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.nysd.537900/gov.uscourts.nysd.537900.188.0.pdf?fbclid=IwAR1rM4_dbpOOKJUi5fRa112PSyoEYcd1z_ePwpL4WUEgA1FVIiWuiLCRs8w https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.nysd.53...
- OrvalWintermute 4y agoNot so fast. I think your simplification resulted in oversimplification. > The Publishers task aggregators with ensuring that a library lends its ebooks only to the library’s members. Id. ¶¶ 123, 125. The Publishers also require aggregators to employ approved “digital rights management” (“DRM”) software and other security measures to prevent unauthorized copying or distribution of ebook files. Id. ¶ 126. Demand for library ebooks has increased over the past decade. In 2012, OverDrive, the largest aggregator, processed 70 million digital checkouts of ebooks and audiobooks; by 2020, that number had risen to 430 million. Id. ¶¶ 119, 164.
- gs17 4y agoNope, this is just about digitizing books and renting out the e-books as an alternative to the physical copies.