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Re:Kanopy – Stream films with your public library or univers... by stinkytaco on Monday June 27, 2022 @03:47PM (#31899805)
The library signs up with Kanopy. Sets restrictions on who can use the service and how often, then makes it available to their patrons.
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Re:Kanopy – Stream films with your public library or univers... by gedy on Monday June 27, 2022 @04:37PM (#31900454)
Sure, my question is why would they sign up for Kanopy if the pricing is predatory, excessive, etc that others are implying.
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Re:Kanopy – Stream films with your public library or univers... by Mindwipe on Tuesday June 28, 2022 @04:32AM (#31905484)
Because the pricing isn't predatory, and doing it any other way would cost a thousand times more.
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Re:Kanopy – Stream films with your public library or univers... by stinkytaco on Tuesday June 28, 2022 @04:36PM (#31912697)
For the same reason they pay $80 for a single use copy of an ebook: because users expect it and don't really care about the excuse. Users see that other libraries offer a service, they see the services they want to use and no number of spreadsheets will make them happy with answer "no".
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