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Internet Archive forced to remove 500,000 books after publishers’ court win (arstechnica.com)
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[–] 01011@monero.town 43 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (3 children)

That depends on where you live. The Internet Archive is far more accessible than a good library, for much of the global populace.

[–] sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 11 points 4 months ago

And my library doesn't have every book I want to read.

[–] AngryCommieKender@lemmy.world 1 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

~~He's also a corrupt cop, but I repeat myself.~~

Meant to reply to the comment above yours.

[–] Zacryon@lemmy.wtf -3 points 4 months ago (1 children)

That depends on where you live.

Yes, I know. That's why I said:

However, not a simple solution for everyone in every country.

[–] kent_eh@lemmy.ca 8 points 4 months ago

It's not even limited by country. There are far too many places in well resourced countries that don't have access to good (or any) libraries.