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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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The Internet Archive has ended its ‘emergency library’ early

The Verge

After four commercial publishers filed a lawsuit earlier this month, the Internet Archive ended its National Emergency Library program earlier than planned, the organization said in a blog post (via ArsTechnica ). million books for people unable to get to classrooms or libraries during the coronavirus pandemic.

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Go read about how Americans who depend on libraries for internet are coping with the pandemic

The Verge

COVID-19 has caused libraries around the US to stay closed since mid-March. Less than two-thirds of Americans in rural areas have broadband internet connections at their homes. The Markup has written about the ways in which libraries are attempting to keep their patrons online. Photo by Paul Marotta/Getty Images.

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Technology Has Shaped Human Knowledge for Centuries. Generative AI Is Set to Transform It Yet Again.

Singularity Hub

Generative artificial intelligence is a revolutionary new technology able to collect and summarize knowledge from across the internet at the click of a button. Often described as a new reality of speaking many-to-many, the internet provided a means for people to communicate, share ideas, and learn.

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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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AI-generated books have overrun public libraries, and no easy solution is in sight

TechSpot

The internet is becoming a wasteland, devoid of human interaction, as bots consume global bandwidth with malicious and worthless traffic. According to those in the ebook lending industry, AI-generated text has already become a major issue for publicly funded libraries.

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3 SEO Strategies To Increase Your Nonprofit’s Online Reach

TechImpact

Your nonprofit is only as successful as its reach, and in today’s internet focused marketplace your reach is driven by your online presence. These crawling bots index websites, further categorizing them in an immense internet library. Image courtesy of Vudu Marketing. Quality over quantity content.

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