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[deleted] t1_jd0wjox wrote

Reply to comment by SomethingMatter in The Internet Archive is defending its digital library in court today by OutlandishnessOk2452

The thing is whether it was a good idea motivated by altruism or not is really irrelevant as to whether it's legal or not. There's a reason why entities that did similar things were historically very careful to keep things on a 1:1 ratio with a physical copy.

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SomethingMatter t1_jd22zum wrote

I agree that it could come back to bite them which is why I said that I didn't think it was the smartest move. I didn't see the publishers bringing it up in the oral arguments today so hopefully it won't hurt them.

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