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by gonlad_x 597 days ago
I am not sure I fully grasp what’s at stake here. Does it mean that: * Only 1 person at a time can borrow play a retro game physically (in a dedicated library) even if there are more than 1 copies available * Libraries cannot offer remote access to their retro games (I wonder, can libraries offer that for books? In know my university library had a digital library but that’s it) even if safeguarded I don’t really understand the actual consequences of this new ruling, the article doesn’t really explain that in my opinion.
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oefrha 597 days ago
> can libraries offer that for books?

Not without separate licensing for electronic lending. At least that’s what publishers insist.

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jonhohle 597 days ago
The big deal is that it can’t be over the Internet, even if restrictions are in place to ensure only one user can access one copy at a time.

Zediva and Aereo had the same issue, albeit in a commercial application. I was hoping libraries would be given a little more freedom since their purpose is educating the public.

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