Pirates, Librarian and Open Source Capitalists : New Alliances in the Copyright Wars

摘要: On 28 June 2012 the Swedish Library Association published a full page ad in one of country’s largest newspaper, Dagens Nyheter, where an elderly man three-piece suit is looking sternly at reader under heading ‘Say hello to your new librarian’. The declares that ‘There silent revolution going on our public libraries. Not long ago, libraries were independent. Free select, buy and recommend literature factual books from amongst all print. Then came e-book’. criticises publishers’ strict control over distribution e-books, particularly their refusal release titles rigid price policies. states while e-book wonderful opportunity for libraries, it both threat publishers: ‘E-books are potential cash cows – provided libraries’ independent choices purchases eliminated’. Here aim freely publicly disseminate culture knowledge contrast commercial interests publishers who threaten take libraries: ‘Your librarian likes money more than owns large publishing company’ (Svensk Biblioteksforening, 2012). This not unique debate. Over recent years, European Bureau Library, Information Documentation (EBLIDA) has been running similar campaign tries draw attention how impose format prevents fulfilling obligation ‘guarantee free access content, information citizens’ (EBLIDA, 2013). EBLIDA points licensing e-books controls acquisition policies, but also violates users’ privacy by collecting storing personal user data limits material since restricts how, what devices can be consumed In American context initiatives have taken, instance ‘e-books (http://ebooksforlibraries.com).