Ask HN: Close physical libraries and fund home internet for the poor instead?
2amichail28/14/2025, 12:20:33 AM
Note that you could still provide an online only library for everyone regardless of income.
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k310 · 3m ago
Publishers have come hard on the Internet Archive, and by extension, on libraries that merely loan online copies of books limited to ones that they have bought [0]
No use in closing the physical libraries if books are unavailable to "borrow" online.
[0] Hachette vs. Internet Archive.
A court win against the Internet Archive has publishers celebrating, but what does it mean for the future of public libraries and digital access?
No use in closing the physical libraries if books are unavailable to "borrow" online.
[0] Hachette vs. Internet Archive.
A court win against the Internet Archive has publishers celebrating, but what does it mean for the future of public libraries and digital access?
https://copyrightlately.com/as-publishers-beat-internet-arch...
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