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#InternetArchive and #WaybackMachine and #OpenLibrary need money.

They are not only victim of recent cyberattacks, they also host a very important service to the whole world that actually should be publicly funded anyhow.

You can not only pay via #PayPal (and more) help.archive.org/help/how-do-i but also use a simple wire transfer help.archive.org/help/how-do-i also including Euro/SEPA/IBAN. 👍

I'm wiring a few bucks each month because I think that they really should be funded well. 👋

#Bookwyrm meta question: Is there an overarching strategy to add titles and correct the (maaany) incorrect entries? I don't mind contributing manually, but it seems like part wasted effort unless other projects can benefit from it. I like federated stuff but to me, a centralised effort (free/open of course - for instance #OpenLibrary) seems like the only viable way to maintain a complete and correct db of books for various projects (like Bookwyrm) to pull data from. Thoughts?

"Our position is straightforward; we just want to let our library patrons borrow and read the books we own, like any other library," Freeland wrote, while arguing that the "potential repercussions of this lawsuit extend far beyond the Internet Archive" and publishers should just "let readers read."

"This is a fight for the preservation of all libraries and the fundamental right to access information, a cornerstone of any democratic society," Freeland wrote. "We believe in the right of authors to benefit from their work; and we believe that libraries must be permitted to fulfill their mission of providing access to knowledge, regardless of whether it takes physical or digital form. Doing so upholds the principle that knowledge should be equally and equitably accessible to everyone, regardless of where they live or where they learn."

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They also argued that the takedowns dealt "a serious blow to lower-income families, people with disabilities, rural communities, and LGBTQ+ people, among many others," who may not have access to a local library or feel "safe accessing the information they need in public."

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Ars Technica · Internet Archive forced to remove 500,000 books after publishers’ court winBy Ashley Belanger

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A quasi tre anni di distanza dalla querela presentata da Hachette, Penguin (che con IA aveva già ingaggiato battaglia sul precedente di Maus), HarperColling e John Wiley & Sons, il processo per violazione di copyright nei confronti di Internet Archive ha preso il via nel marzo 2023, per chiudersi, tra luci e ombre, cinque mesi più tardi. La sentenza dello
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