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Re:My thoughts in response to the lawsuit against the Intern... by dreamcompiler on Thursday July 23, 2020 @04:30PM (#23931904)
It has been stated many times that if today's copyright laws had been in effect 200 years ago, US libraries would never have been allowed to exist. This situation looks to me like a fresh attempt by the beneficiaries of copyright law to destroy libraries in general; not just the IA.

Between this fiasco and paywalls around scientific literature, it's becoming impossible for me to see publishers as anything other than cat-stroking Bond villains.

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Re:My thoughts in response to the lawsuit against the Intern... by murphy1312 on Thursday July 23, 2020 @06:15PM (#23933125)
And thats why i like libgen..

havnt paid for a book in some time, cause most/all ebooks are overpriced af imo.

And also how can i resell my ebooks? why would i pay the same price as a physical copy then..

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