Dingo the Dissident

THE BLOG OF DISQUIET : Qweir Notions, an uncommonplace-book from the Armpit of Diogenes, binge-thinker jottings since 2008 .

Tuesday, 1 March 2022

from 'The Internet Archive'.

 


 

It Turns Out You Can Burn a Digital Book

In Tennessee they are banning them. But there’s more than one way to censor a book. As Internet Archive librarian Chris Freeland explains, corporate publishers are suing the Internet Archive, demanding our library destroy 1.4 million digital books. "Whether through corporate bullying or government banning, digital books are not immune from censorship," explains Freeland. Many of these books don't exist anywhere else online--so we are the library of last resort. 

 

 

1 comment:

Karl said...

That really is appalling. I came to truly cherish archive.org during lockdown. I think it's the most utopian and wonderful site on the internet!