"There is a widespread belief that all personal, non-commercial uses are fair use, but this is not true." Glyn Moody in #WalledCulture p. 12

I find this belief also spreaded in Europe, where we have exceptions instead of fair use.

This brightened my day. A dear friend sent us this "Walled Culture" by @glynmoody
So, yes, I'm starting this one tonight
Check the book website at https://walledculture.org

US #ebook lending boom pits US publishers against libraries - https://www.context.news/ai/us-e-book-lending-boom-pits-us-publishers-against-libraries see my #WalledCulture (free ebooks here - https://walledculture.org/the-book/) for the history of this terrible war on libraries by greedy publishers #copyright

Read this great write-up by @klillington on the case big publishers brought against the @internetarchive on #ControlledDigitalLending

https://archive.is/20230323084421/https://www.irishtimes.com/technology/2023/03/23/publishers-looking-to-delete-library-of-digital-books-in-licence-spat/

Check out Karlin's #WalledCulture interview with @brewster_kahle

#EmpoweringLibraries
https://walledculture.org/interview-brewster-kahle-libraries-role-3-internet-battles-licensing-pains-the-national-emergency-library-and-the-internet-archives-controlled-digital-lending-efforts-vs-the-publishers-lawsuit/

The Finnish Parliament’s Constitutional Law Committee reminds us that copyright should not trump fundamental rights - @glynmoody

#WalledCulture - the book explores the EU #CopyrightDirective battle
https://walledculture.org/the-book #FreeEbook

#CopyrightWeek
https://walledculture.org/finnish-parliament-reminds-us-that-copyright-should-not-trump-fundamental-human-rights/

Peer review has failed, and that’s great news for diamond open access, science and society - @glynmoody

Chapter 3 of #WalledCulture - the book covers the #OpenAccess movement:
https://walledculture.org/the-book #FreeEbook

#CopyrightWeek #DiamondOA #PeerReview
https://walledculture.org/peer-review-has-failed-and-thats-great-news-for-diamond-open-access-science-and-society/

The #PublicDomain: a belated step forward in the , two huge steps back in & with a 20-year #CopyrightTerm extension - @glynmoody

#WalledCulture - the book uncovers more #CopyrightAbsurdities:
https://walledculture.org/the-book #FreeEbook

#CopyrightWeek
https://walledculture.org/public-domain-a-belated-step-forward-two-huge-steps-back/

January 1st, marked #PublicDomainDay: this annual milestone for the #PublicDomain shows there is still a lot to be done to free creativity & get creators to throw off the shackles of copyright

Read-up on #WalledCulture https://walledculture.org/the-book #FreeEbook

Happy New Year! Our resolution for 2023: unlocking culture & freeing creators - @glynmoody

#WalledCulture

https://walledculture.org/the-book #FreeEbook

Copyright does not serve creators, it only locks them up in an artificial golden cage, while Big Content & their investors enjoy a golden age

Learn more about how artists can break free from this #WalledCulture age in @glynmoody his book

https://walledculture.org/the-book #FreeEbook

Still looking for that perfect Holiday gift? We’ve got you covered with @glynmoody his #FreeEbook on #WalledCulture, because the gift of knowledge should always be free

https://walledculture.org/the-book

Big Press Publishers try to sneak the so-called “Journalism Competition & Preservation Act” (#JCPA) into other legislation to get this flawed idea adopted at all cost
@glynmoody writes about these pushes towards #WalledCulture in his book https://walledculture.org/the-book #FreeEbook

Check out this @GeekNative interview by @AndrewGirdwood of @glynmoody talking about the evolution of our digital rights and his recent book: #WalledCulture

#rpgnews #tabletop #rpg

https://www.geeknative.com/148860/glyn-moody-interview-is-twitter-rigged-against-tabletop-creators/
Read: https://walledculture.org/the-book #FreeEbook

A #WalledCulture text-book example: so much for copyright supporting creativity, when it often makes digital preservation of cultural heritage impossible - @glynmoody

https://walledculture.org/digital-books-do-wear-out-just-like-digital-music-digital-films-and-video-games/

#Copyright means poverty for creators and riches for corporations - https://www.buzzsprout.com/2047128/11780783 me blathering away again, I'm afraid. sorry about that. #WalledCulture

End #copyright because ‘law for the rich keeps creators poor’, says author Glyn Moody - https://www.cambridgeindependent.co.uk/business/end-copyright-because-law-for-the-rich-keeps-creators-poor-9286409/ free #ebook versions of #WalledCulture here: https://walledculture.org/the-book/

End #copyright because ‘law for the rich keeps creators poor’, says author Glyn Moody - https://www.cambridgeindependent.co.uk/business/end-copyright-because-law-for-the-rich-keeps-creators-poor-9286409/ some light reading for your Sunday... free #ebook version of #WalledCulture discussed in review available here: https://walledculture.org/the-book/

"The problem of archiving digital creations is hard enough, but thanks to copyright, it’s often impossible. So much for copyright supporting creativity…" - @glynmoody https://walledculture.org/digital-books-do-wear-out-just-like-digital-music-digital-films-and-video-games/

Digital books do wear out – just like digital music, digital films and video games - @glynmoody reflects on a great blog post by @brewster_kahle from the @internetarchive https://blog.archive.org/2022/11/15/digital-books-wear-out-faster-than-physical-books/

Glyn's take https://walledculture.org/digital-books-do-wear-out-just-like-digital-music-digital-films-and-video-games/

Leading by example: @glynmoody explained why you can download #WalledCulture - the book for free, during his #BookTalk with @mariabustillos, co-hosted by @internetarchive & @Auths_Alliance

#FreeEbook : https://walledculture.org/the-book