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Timothy B Taylor

An academic summarizes the "anxiety of publishers and frustration of librarians" in the aftermath of the recent court decision against the . Over time, he says, the decision in favor of publishers will "diminish the as a democratic institution that provides broad collections to everyone." He advocates permitting the original, modest version of , which he describes as "one small attempt to level the playing field between those who produce and distribute books and those who steward them for many years after publication."

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The AtlanticIn the Fight Over Ebooks, It’s Publishers vs. LibrariansBy Dan Cohen