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Re:Internet Archive forced to remove 500k books after publis... by bandrami on Saturday June 22, 2024 @12:00AM (#40756158)
> the professors are literally practicing communism and giving away the book for free

No, that's more like potlatch. "Book communism" would be if authors owned the printing presses. (Or maybe if printing press technicians owned the printing presses.)

Re:Internet Archive forced to remove 500k books after publis... by kjkjadksj on Saturday June 22, 2024 @01:46AM (#40756614)
Well, if its an ebook and you own the server, you own the printing press and the bookshop.