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I think IA is in the right here, and the court should rule in favor of expanding lending. Otherwise, it just pushes everyone over to Library Genesis. https://w
by underseacables 2y ago
I think IA is in the right here, and the court should rule in favor of expanding lending. Otherwise, it just pushes everyone over to Library Genesis.
https://www.libgen.is/ https://www.libgen.is/
- pie_flavor 2y agoThe court should rule in favor of what the law says, which is that making and distributing copies without the permission of the author is copyright infringement. If you think IA is morally in the right despite violating the law, the place for that to be fixed is in the legislature, not in the courts.
- silentsanctuary 2y agoThat would be the neatest solution in theory, but is somewhat hampered by the practical reality of how legislation is written and passed. Part of the reason https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jury_nullification https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jury_nullification is a thing.
- pie_flavor 2y agoThere is no causal connection at all between the two, insofar as the former even refers to anything specific.
- kvetching 2y agoI never saw IA on the same level as libgen, which is just straight piracy