[IRTalk] The Pirate Library Controversy » Public Libraries Online

[Hilton Gibson]

Until recently the term “pirate library” was fairly unknown. As the
popularity of these websites has grown, however, primarily among academic
researchers, and a major publisher has taken legal action, pirate libraries
are a growing force in the information ecosystem. The pirate libraries I’m
exploring are not libraries with collections about pirates. Instead, pirate
libraries are offer a collection of content provided freely to users
regardless of, and usually in violation of, copyright restrictions.

http://publiclibrariesonline.org/2016/06/the-pirate-library-controversy/
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