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Whistleblower book Meta blocked from promotion is now an Amazon best seller

Mashable Tech

Today, the book is third on Amazon's Best Sellers list. SEE ALSO: Meta blocks whistleblower from promoting book, guaranteeing way more people will read it Released on March 11, Careless People recounts Wynn-Williams' experiences working at Meta ( previously Facebook ) from 2011 to 2017. oh, Meta doesn't want us reading this book?

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The Internet Archive is fighting publishers over the right of lending digital books

TechSpot

The legal case over the Internet Archive's digital lending program enters a new stage as both parties request a summary judgment in a Manhattan court. The Internet Archive maintains that buying and scanning books gives it the right to lend them out within limits like many libraries do. The plaintiffs.

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The Internet Archive loses appeal over e-book lending case

TechSpot

Judges representing the Second Circuit Court of Appeals have ruled that the Internet Archive's (IA) practice of lending digital copies of books without licensing fees is not fair use. The decision is a major victory for the publishers that sued the IA and ensures the removal of half a million. Read Entire Article

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Publishers' lawsuit leads to removal of 500,000 books from Internet Archive

TechSpot

Chris Freeland, IA's director of library services, talked about the organization's determination to restore access to these books by appealing the court's decision: the case is currently pending in the US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. It aims to convince the court that IA's controlled digital lending of. Read Entire Article

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Publishers sue Internet Archive over Open Library ebook lending

The Verge

Four major book publishers have filed suit against the Internet Archive for copyright violations relating to the Open Library project , setting the stage for a major legal fight over one of the internet’s longest-running ebook archives. This supports publishing and authors and readers.

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Why I’m Scared of the SOPA bill

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

people who are blind or severely dyslexic), and human rights groups will be collateral damage in Hollywood’s attempt to break the Internet in their latest effort to squash “piracy.” Bookshare is an online library for people who can’t read standard print books.

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The Internet Archive reaches an agreement with publishers in digital book-lending case

TechSpot

The Internet Archive was recently found guilty of copyright infringement in a case related to its Controlled Digital Lending (CDL) service, which provides users with free access to a digital library of books. US District Judge John Koeltl decided that the IA infringed the copyright of four publishers when it. Read Entire Article