Librarians and publishers are getting into the same kinda trouble that Napster and the recording industry got into last year. Watch out — there's a shitstorm-a-comin'.
"They've got their radical factions, like the Ruby Ridge or Waco types," who want to share all content for free, said Judith Platt, a spokeswoman for the Association of American Publishers…
"We are not the enemy," said Miriam M. Nisbet, legislative counsel for the American Library Association's (ALA's) office of government relations. She pointed out that libraries have always fostered a love of reading that encourages people to purchase books….
"The mission of libraries is to ensure access," she said. "The nature of copyright is to restrict access. There's a real tension there."
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