
Reblogged by cstanhope@social.coop ("Your friendly 'net denizen"):
gl33p ("Preston Austin") wrote:
A few things publishers seek to bring an end to, with courts' help:
“Libraries are critical infrastructure. Access to information is a human right. When you buy a book you should truly own it. When a library buys a book, they should be able to lend it. Readers should be able to read without any third parties spying over their shoulders, or preventing them from accessing the materials they have legally obtained.” @molly0xfff
Big publishers think libraries are the enemy https://www.citationneeded.news/hachette-v-internet-archive/