Comment on Daily Discussion Thread: š¶š§ Saturday, September 21, 2024
Catfish@aussie.zone āØ2ā© āØmonthsā© agoIn many cases you actually can scan things, and potentially share them. There are many loopholes in the Aust Copyright Act, and different ones in those of other countries. Your local library will have an ILL service, an academic library (if you have access) ought have an excellent one. There will likely be fees, but absolutely anything not too fragile to handle can be made available.
melbaboutown@aussie.zone āØ2ā© āØmonthsā© ago
Sounds like a massive organisational job for someone like me who can barely run their own life. Iām more thinking about the things I already own.
The art books, a few computer books, craft and sewing booksā¦ growing up there was a classic recipe book called Australian Cookery and the Vogue Book of sewing but they may be gone now. I had some rare cds but one was lost in a hasty move and another was stolen š
Iāll have to look at the laws but Iām so risk averse because I donāt have the money for a lawyer and would be hit hard if my internet was cut off.
I wish it was just legally ok to upload things to allow fair access and ensure they werenāt lostā¦ culture, resources, basic skills.
Catfish@aussie.zone āØ2ā© āØmonthsā© ago
Dude, I work in this space.
melbaboutown@aussie.zone āØ2ā© āØmonthsā© ago
Archiving? Thatās cool!
Iām just saying Iām intimidated about working out the loopholes. Iām caught in a space where I recognise the value but am struggling to contribute
Catfish@aussie.zone āØ2ā© āØmonthsā© ago
Otherside, I donāt scan, I write the code that lets you find they exist.
Many research grants now require the outcomes to be free and public. Open Access is growing, but somebody still has to pay at some point.