They joked:
„If libraries were invented today they would be illegal.“
Well. It’s not a joke anymore:
https://www.wired.com/story/internet-archive-loses-hachette-books-case-appeal/
Others have said this, but the Internet Archive's appeals-court loss to Big Publishing is a disaster for everyone but the cartel of companies and a tiny number of A list authors.
The publishers will tolerate libraries only as long as they can control everything about how books can be loaned. If public libraries were being invented today, the cartel would make their core functions illegal.
https://www.theverge.com/2024/9/4/24235958/internet-archive-loses-appeal-ebook-lending
@Moss @seachanger @kristinHenry How would I know if we've gotten this input before before I know what this input is?
Saw this band live a couple of weeks back.
We talk a lot about the federation of Threads but it is incredible what @Flipboard has managed to do. A #fediverse app is literally an Editor’s Choice in the App Store because of the work they are doing.
Did you expect to see a fedi client sitting between Disney+ and Audible two years ago?
Back to Biznass.
#AllCatsAreBeautiful #Dootsday #DootsToots #CatsOfMastodon #CatsOfFediverse #Cats #Cat #BusinessCat
For some reason the #Leprous Melodies of Atonement LP is 45 RPM instead of 33 RPM, first time I've had to switch the band on the record player.
Yes, our phones are ‘listening’ to what we say.
“In Leak, Facebook Partner Brags About Listening to Your Phone’s Microphone to Serve Ads for Stuff You Mention”
https://futurism.com/the-byte/facebook-partner-phones-listening-microphone #tech #AI
The Fairfield Horseshoe.
📷 Pentax KX
🎞️ Fuji Superia X-tra 400
🔭 Pentax M 50mm/1.7
⚗️ Come Through Lab
#BelieveInFilm #FilmPhotography #AnalogPhotography #35mm #Cumbria #LakeDistrict #TheLakes
