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Internet Archive's digital library has been found in breach of copyright. The decision has some important implications (theconversation.com)
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The legal ruling against the Internet Archive has come down in favour of the rights of authors.

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[โ€“] [email protected] 13 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Well for one, piracy often helps artists by getting their media in the hands of more people, hence more exposure

[โ€“] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago

Okay on some level I agree with you, but "paying with exposure" is bullshit. If I like something I'll pay for it after the fact