An American town is shocked that the Haitian asylum seekers who've escaped mass murder and cannibalism are causing disruption to their area. Cars are piled up where they crash, wildlife is slaughtered in public and the local authorities aren't bothered.

Article: https://archive.ph/CuMcm

Internet Archive lost an important case on appeal today (September 4, 2024). This case, known as 𝐇𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐞 𝐯. 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐞𝐭 𝐀𝐫𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐯𝐞, was brought by four major publishers:

-𝐇𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐞 𝐁𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝐆𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐩– Owned by the Lagardère Group, a French media company.
-𝐇𝐚𝐫𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐂𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐬 𝐏𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐬 – Owned by News Corp, an American media conglomerate founded by Rupert Murdoch.
-𝐉𝐨𝐡𝐧 𝐖𝐢𝐥𝐞𝐲 & 𝐒𝐨𝐧𝐬 – A publicly traded company on the New York Stock Exchange.
-𝐏𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐮𝐢𝐧 𝐑𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐨𝐦 𝐇𝐨𝐮𝐬𝐞 – Owned by Bertelsmann, a German media conglomerate.

These publishers sued the Internet Archive over its digital lending practices, focusing on the "National Emergency Library," which allowed unlimited borrowing of scanned books during the COVID-19 “pandemic” without publisher permission. The court ruled this violated copyright laws, and the Internet Archive lost its appeal to reverse the decision.

This ruling will likely have several significant impacts on users and the availability of information moving forward:

1. 𝐑𝐞𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐞𝐝 𝐀𝐜𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐃𝐢𝐠𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐁𝐨𝐨𝐤𝐬: The Internet Archive’s digital lending of scanned books will be restricted. This means users will no longer have unlimited, immediate access to multiple copies of the same book, especially those in the "National Emergency Library" program. The Archive will have to comply with traditional lending models where only one digital copy can be borrowed at a time, similar to physical library book loans.

2. 𝐏𝐨𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐑𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐯𝐚𝐥 𝐨𝐟 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐭: Publishers may push for the removal of certain digital content hosted by the Internet Archive. While this case specifically targeted books, there is concern that it could extend to other media such as academic articles, newspapers, and magazines if publishers assert copyright claims.

3. 𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐞𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐅𝐮𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐂𝐚𝐬𝐞𝐬: The ruling could set a legal precedent that threatens other digital archiving projects. It may limit how libraries and educational institutions can provide access to digital versions of copyrighted materials, particularly those scanned from physical copies.

4. 𝐏𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐖𝐚𝐲𝐛𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝐌𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐞: Although the lawsuit specifically focused on the digital book lending program, there are concerns that the ruling could have a ripple effect on other Internet Archive services like the Wayback Machine, which provides access to archived web pages. While not directly impacted by this case, increased scrutiny on copyright practices could affect its future operations.

5. 𝐅𝐞𝐰𝐞𝐫 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐜𝐞𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐒𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐬: Students, educators, and researchers who relied on the vast collection of digitized materials might find it harder to access certain resources freely and easily. The limitations on lending will disproportionately affect users who need immediate and unrestricted access to multiple materials, such as during research projects.

Essentially, this ruling will likely reduce the Internet Archive’s ability to offer immediate and unrestricted access to its vast collection of digitized books and could have wider implications for digital archiving and free access to information online.

Two great alternatives to Internet Archive regarding e-books for everyone to keep in mind:

1) zlib-official.com

2) libgenesis.net

https://x.com/utism_/status/1831447848606466333

Excellent thread from Will Tanner about the Haitian invasion: https://x.com/Will_Tanner_1/status/1833645702502547608

A Lichtenberg figure refers to the intricate, branching patterns that form on the surface of insulating materials, such as wood or acrylic, after a sliding spark discharge. The intense pressure and heat in the spark channels during a high-voltage discharge deform the dielectric surface, leaving behind these distinctive patterns.

@science

The Empire State Building tonight — lit up for James Earl Jones who died

A new ad released by Robert F. Kennedy’s running mate Nicole Shanahan declares that he will “finish the story” that his uncle JFK, and his father RFK were embarking on before they were assassinated.

https://modernity.news/2024/09/02/powerful-new-rfk-jr-ad-says-he-will-finish-the-story-the-kennedys-started/

Translate to English in your browser. It's worth reading to understand their perspective.

"America repeats the path of Carthage"

"Will America repeat the fate of its predecessors? This country still looks the richest in the world, and money and political influence still help it find armies of mercenaries ready to die for its interests. But the American Carthage makes the same mistakes that have already led to the death of the empire of the Phoenicians and the British. America conducts continuous external expansion, but does not know how and does not try to improve the existence of the peoples already captured by it. Moreover, her own life causes horror and disgust throughout the world. America, carrying a knife over children, forcing people to renounce their humanity, gives rise to anger and a desire to go all the way."

https://m.vz.ru/opinions/2024/9/9/1285268.html

"The majority of mobilized soldiers are leaving their positions? Mobilized are now the majority of the entire armed forces, so that can’t be a good sign."

https://substack.com/home/post/p-148665821

"As a general rule, men have no idea how naive they are, or how ruthlessly women are able to make use of that naivete."

https://sigmagame.substack.com/p/why-men-cant-trust-women

Europe’s Economic Suicide

This is not an accident. It’s not as if everyone with an economics degree didn’t see the economic meltdown coming when the EU decided to prevent its member states from using Russian gas: The European Union decided to analyze why their economy is collapsing. They commissioned the former head of the European Central Bank, Mario […]

https://voxday.net/2024/09/11/europes-economic-suicide/

And the Wall Fell Down

The media’s wall of silence protecting Neil Gaiman has finally collapsed thanks to Amazon and Disney putting their productions on hold in response to the accusations of sexual assault made by seven different women against the erstwhile Scientologist auditor. Amazon drama Good Omens halted over ‘disturbing’ sexual misconduct allegations into show’s co-creator Neil Gaiman The […]

https://voxday.net/2024/09/12/and-the-wall-fell-down/

🇩🇪🏴‍☠️ German Chancellor Scholz said the time has come for discussions on how to speed up the end of the military conflict in Ukraine

Rings of Power: S2 Episode 4 – Dark Forest of Darkness

Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power is proving to be a notable malinvest on Amazon’s part.  I’m honestly not sure what the business plan was for this program and that is assuming that it ever had one other than being a vanity project to impress Jeff Bezos’s mistress.  If that is the case […]

https://arkhavencomics.com/2024/09/10/rings-of-power-s2-episode-4-dark-forest-of-darkness/