#InternetArchive#DigitalLending#eBooks#BookPublishing#Copyright#IP#Rentism#Feudalism: "Supporting the archive could be seen as a denial of the unstable financial position of people in the book world and the hard, sincere work of the people who make and sell the books. But the suggestion by the four publishers that offering expensive and complex licensing deals to libraries is the only solution for more income and a better situation for authors, is incorrect.
There’s a hidden income that the authors do not profit from: by participating in the systems that publishers and distribution platforms offer the readers also pay by giving access to their data. This is not a source of revenue generation that authors have an interest in preserving. Furthermore, there is little evidence that library lending has a negative effect on book sales. Expensive licensing deals, the proposal put forward by representatives of the Big Four publishers, mean that libraries will have to offer fewer e-books to their readers, which in turn means fewer readers, which is not benefiting authors. Finally, the licensing structures are a vehicle for censoring and retracting books. In 2022, Wiley withdrew thirteen hundred academic e-books from libraries right at the beginning of the academic year, forcing students to buy the expensive books they needed for their studies."
#UK#Apple#AppStore#Rentism#Apps: "Apple is facing a $1 billion (£785 million) class action lawsuit in the UK from hundreds of app developers over claims that its fees amount to “abusive pricing”.
The American technology giant’s “monopoly” on software for its iPhones and iPad tablets allow it to charge those who make apps for them exorbitant commission rates, according to the academic behind the legal action.
Apple’s services division, home to its App Store, has grown rapidly in recent years and generated revenue of $20.9 billion in the three months to April 1.