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Ernie Smith (ernie@writing.exchange)'s status on Tuesday, 21-Mar-2023 03:15:27 JST Ernie Smith
- Fight for the Future
- internetarchive
I’m quoted on @team’s Battle for Libraries website, and my comments remain relevant.
Today is the day to fight for @internetarchive. They need your voice: https://www.battleforlibraries.com
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1. Battle for Libraries
  
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  Don’t let libraries die. As the future goes digital, major publishers are suing to cut off libraries’ defense of digital books from censorship. It’s time to fight back.
2. “Closing off libraries to fair access in the digital age closes off one of the most important tools for research we have. The Internet Archive’s controlled digital lending approach is an excellent way to quickly research topics from primary sources that may not have digital equivalents. The library should be allowed to reasonably keep up with the times, and we should not allow publishers to attempt to redefine it just because the format is changing.” — AUTHOR ERNIE SMITH
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