If the Internet Archive wins this lawsuit, it could be an absolute game-changer for libraries.
Applying the first sale doctrine to digital content could enable libraries to simply buy e-books and lend them on a 1:1 basis rather than having to constantly renew their expensive contracts with vendors. Most public libraries use a huge chunk of their increasingly-limited funds on these licensing agreements, and if some of those funds are freed up they can go towards local communities. This isn’t just about keeping the Wayback Machine. This is about open access to information. This is about ending the artificial scarcity that tech monopolies have created.
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just my opinion but I think the heart emojis should just be one emoji with a color slider so I can have any color heart I want. I would like a lavender one please