Forwarded from the Digital Divide list. Apologies for cross-posting
kevin
>Date: Tue, 17 Jul 2001 11:45:56 -0400
>Reply-To: The DIGITALDIVIDE discussion group <[log in to unmask]>
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>From: Frank Roberts <[log in to unmask]>
>Subject: [DIGITALDIVIDE] libraries and free information
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>Hi, all,
>I am a first time contributor, but after reading the article listed below,
>I had to make a couple of comments. In the US especially, but throughout
>the world, public libraries make information available to people in most
>cases for free, or in some cases on a cost recovery basis. For some time
>now, however, the publishing industry has been trying to figure out a way
>to put a stop to what they see as a Napster-type entity of longstanding
>(libraries). God forbid that we loan books for free and make online
>information available to anyone, regardless of ability to pay. According
>to the publishing industry (read the article listed below), we are
>equivalent to religious zealots or white supremacists! Just thought I
>would share this with the digital divide community. Frank Roberts
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>http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1005-201-6545588-0.html
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