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Re:My thoughts in response to the lawsuit against the Intern... by icelancer on Thursday July 23, 2020 @11:48PM (#23935500)
IA is being "bullied" under the letter - and likely spirit - of the law. They are the ones that did not do their due diligence and put themselves at risk. The publishers are no saints, but IA opened themselves up to this kind of legal liability.
Re:My thoughts in response to the lawsuit against the Intern... by nitrogen on Friday July 24, 2020 @01:22AM (#23935997)
I think it would be pretty hard to argue that the spirit of the law demands the unprivileged be barred from accessing library books during a global pandemic.
Re:My thoughts in response to the lawsuit against the Intern... by int_19h on Friday July 24, 2020 @08:12AM (#23938523)
It would be very easy to argue, unfortunately. Neither our legal system nor our political system favor the unprivileged in general, so why should the laws they produce and enforce?