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minus-squarefinitebanjo@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·3 months agoWrong? No. Against the terms of agreements they made? Yes. Actions also protected by laws exempting nonprofits and archives from copyright restrictions? Also supposed to be yes.
minus-squaredrislands@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·3 months ago Against the terms of agreements they made? Yes. To be fair, this is what I meant when I said wrong. Enough people have taken umbrage with my wording that I think I should update it, though. Thank you for your reply.
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Wrong? No.
Against the terms of agreements they made? Yes.
Actions also protected by laws exempting nonprofits and archives from copyright restrictions? Also supposed to be yes.
To be fair, this is what I meant when I said wrong. Enough people have taken umbrage with my wording that I think I should update it, though. Thank you for your reply.