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The Internet Archive is defending its digital library in court today

submitted by knightwarrior41 to technology 2.1 yearsMar 20, 2023 11:40:40 ago (+16/-0)     (www.theverge.com)

https://www.theverge.com/2023/3/20/23641457/internet-archive-hachette-lawsuit-court-copyright-fair-use

Book publishers and the Internet Archive will face off today in a hearing that could determine the future of library ebooks — deciding whether libraries must rely on the often temporary digital licenses that publishers offer or whether they can scan and lend copies of their own tomes.

At 1PM ET, a New York federal court will hear oral arguments in Hachette v. Internet Archive, a lawsuit over the archive’s Open Library program. The court will consider whether the Open Library violated copyright law by letting users “check out” digitized copies of physical books, an assertion several major publishers made in their 2020 suit. The case will be broadcast over teleconference, with the phone number available here.

1-888-363-4749, with access code 8140049.


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[ - ] chrimony 1 point 2.1 yearsMar 20, 2023 13:30:29 ago (+1/-0)

The case will be broadcast over teleconference

What year is it?

[ - ] La_Chalupacabra 3 points 2.1 yearsMar 20, 2023 14:40:33 ago (+3/-0)

Current year. DUH.

[ - ] bonghits4jeebus 0 points 2.1 yearsMar 20, 2023 15:09:05 ago (+0/-0)

Tele = remote

Conference = meeting

Call it what you want.

[ - ] chrimony 1 point 2.1 yearsMar 20, 2023 16:05:44 ago (+1/-0)

The point isn't what you call it. It's that you actually have to dial in via telephone. That's their "broadcast".

[ - ] La_Chalupacabra 0 points 2.1 yearsMar 20, 2023 14:42:58 ago (+0/-0)

Is it really piracy when the DRM in CDL means you can only read the book for a limited time, sometimes even a measly, single hour?

[ - ] bonghits4jeebus 1 point 2.1 yearsMar 20, 2023 15:07:11 ago (+1/-0)

This is kikes v humans. Not an author in the world is mad that his book got lent by a library. Because they wouldn't see any money from it anyways.

Is it the publisher's DRM? Or the library's?

[ - ] La_Chalupacabra 0 points 2.1 yearsMar 20, 2023 15:26:29 ago (+0/-0)

https://help.archive.org/help/borrowing-from-the-lending-library/

Can I download an encrypted PDF or EPUB of the book?

When patrons check out a book for 1 hour, they can only use it through the online BookReader interface. When patrons check out a book for 14 days, they can either read the book through the online BookReader interface or download an encrypted file using a DRM-compliant book reader such as Adobe Digital Editions — the same technical protection software used by commercial publishers on their ebooks. Support will soon be added for Aldiko Next (mobile), Thorium (desktop), and other readers that support LCP DRM.

LCP is Readium: https://archive.is/NrGeh

Readium LCP is a Digital Rights Management (DRM) technology developed by the publishing industry, for the publishing industry. It is a vendor-neutral, interoperable and distributed DRM solution, created and promoted by Readium members and managed by EDRLab.

So, at least it's not Adobe.

[ - ] Prairie 0 points 2.1 yearsMar 20, 2023 15:47:14 ago (+0/-0)

Digital Restrictions Management