Hi all,
I know at least some of us here use the Internet Archive, so I thought
I'd forward this message from them in case anyone else wants to donate
to help them.
Hamish
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Subject: A Library Under Attack
Date: Mon, 18 Jul 2022 16:16:43 +0000
From: Internet Archive <donati...@archive.org>
Reply-To: Internet Archive <donati...@archive.org>
To: H MB <archive....@regd.hamishmb.com>
A Library Under Attack
The right for libraries to lend books is being threatened. Donate today
to help us continue advancing Universal Access to All Knowledge.
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Dear H,
Now more than ever, we need your help, because *the right for libraries
to lend books is under attack*. The Internet Archive is defending access
to knowledge and our ability to serve our patrons—but unfortunately,
fewer than one in a thousand of our users choose to give. Will you
support this crucial online resource
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CHIP IN $10 TODAY
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*A radical lawsuit, filed by four major publishing companies, aims to
criminalize library lending. *Our Controlled Digital Lending (CDL)
program preserves traditional library lending in the digital world,
ensuring that communities can utilize critical resources
<https://archive.us20.list-manage.com/track/click?u=38bd6154386f64fcd92204a25&id=0aea0ddaf2&e=beaf25edcf>,
that cultural artifacts can be shared
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and that students everywhere can access books
<https://archive.us20.list-manage.com/track/click?u=38bd6154386f64fcd92204a25&id=39eec0854e&e=beaf25edcf>.
Through CDL, the Internet Archive and other libraries make and lend out
digital scans of print books in our collections, subject to strict
technical controls. Each book loaned via CDL has already been bought and
paid for, so authors and publishers have already been fully compensated
for those books. Nonetheless, publishers Hachette, HarperCollins, Wiley,
and Penguin Random House sued the Archive in 2020, claiming incorrectly
that CDL violates their copyrights. The Internet Archive has asked a
federal judge to rule in our favor
<https://archive.us20.list-manage.com/track/click?u=38bd6154386f64fcd92204a25&id=4117e2c767&e=beaf25edcf>
and bring the case to a close, but the lawsuit isn't over yet.
“Should we stop libraries from owning and lending books? No,” said
Brewster Kahle
<https://archive.us20.list-manage.com/track/click?u=38bd6154386f64fcd92204a25&id=5ef6a89896&e=beaf25edcf>,
the Internet Archive’s founder and digital librarian. “We need libraries
to be independent and strong, now more than ever, in a time of
misinformation and challenges to democracy. That’s why we are defending
the rights of libraries to serve our patrons where they are, online.”
As a library, we have always been completely free for everyone,
everywhere, without charging for access, selling user data, or running
ads. *Instead, we rely on the generosity of individuals like you to keep
our systems running. We're powered by donations averaging $30.*
If you find our services useful, please consider contributing $5, $10,
$25 or whatever you can afford
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help us continue our work. Together, we can be a beacon of light in the
fight for Universal Access to All Knowledge.
Thank you so much for your support.
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