unpopular opinion: the tragedy of the commons is *actually* enclosure, which is what private firms seek to do when simultaneously saying "this is how to sustain the public commons."

#FreeSoftware #OpenSource #OSS #FOSS #PublicCommons #Enclosure

- Use Library Genesis & Anna's Archive
https://annasarchive.org
http://libgen.st

- Help build or support a shadow library that isn't on some white libertarian nonsense
Then people don't have to use the above two

- Destroy the multinational corporate behemoths behind the lawsuit
(Hachette Book Group, HarperCollins Publishers, John Wiley & Sons, and Penguin Random House)

- Overthrow the illegitimate government which issued the ruling
Fascist police states built on slavery & genocide are bad, actually

#Libraries #Publishers #Books #Corporations #Monopoly #DigitalLibraries #Censorship #Copyright #FairUse #PublicCommons #DigitalCommons #Authors #BookPreservation #History #Culture #CDL #InternetArchive #LibGen #AnnasArchive #Hachette #HarperCollins #Wiley #PenguinRandomHouse

Today, with the lower court decision against the #InternetArchive, the #USA took another step toward complete and total #Fascism. What can you do? TAKE ACTION!

- Stand up for libraries ✊
Stand up for the digital rights of all libraries! Join the Battle for Libraries: https://www.battleforlibraries.com/

- Support the Internet Archive 📚
Support the Internet Archive to continue fighting for libraries in court! Donate at the link below.
https://archive.org/donate

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#Libraries #Publishers #Books #Corporations #Monopoly #DigitalLibraries #Censorship #Copyright #FairUse #PublicCommons #DigitalCommons #Authors #BookPreservation #History #Culture #CDL

Update about the #InternetArchive's court decision

March 25, 2023 by chrisfreeland

"Today’s lower court decision in Hachette v. Internet Archive is a blow to all libraries and the communities we serve. This decision impacts libraries across the US who rely on controlled digital lending to connect their patrons with books online. It hurts authors by saying that unfair licensing models are the only way their books can be read online. And it holds back access to information in the digital age, harming all readers, everywhere.

"But it’s not over—we will keep fighting for the traditional right of libraries to own, lend, and preserve books. We will be appealing the judgment and encourage everyone to come together as a community to support libraries against this attack by corporate publishers.

We will continue our work as a library. This case does not challenge many of the services we provide with digitized books including interlibrary loan, citation linking, access for the print-disabled, text and data mining, purchasing ebooks, and ongoing donation and preservation of books."

#Libraries #Publishers #Books #Corporations #Monopoly #DigitalLibraries #Censorship #Copyright #FairUse #PublicCommons #DigitalCommons #Authors #BookPreservation #History #Culture

https://blog.archive.org/2023/03/25/the-fight-continues/

Wat van ons allemaal was, moet weer van ons allemaal worden.

"Als online van ons was..."

https://www.brainwash.nl/lees/samenleving/2023/thijs-lijster-meent.html

#gemeenschapszin #publiccommons