[P2P-F] Don't mess with an angry librarian

[Michel Bauwens]

thanks eli!

On Mon, May 2, 2011 at 4:36 PM, Elifarley Callado Coelho Cruz <
elifarley at gmail.com> wrote:

> Maybe u r interested in this...
>
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: "Patrick Schmitt, Change.org" <mail at change.org>
> Date: Sun, 1 May 2011 23:21:05 -0700
> Subject: Don't mess with an angry librarian
> To: elifarley at gmail.com
>
> Dear Elifarley,
>
> By day, Andy Woodworth is a mild-mannered librarian. By night, he's
> still a librarian, just less mild-mannered.
>
> Andy is kind of famous in the librarian community, mostly for getting
> the Old Spice guy to do a video about how great libraries are, and
> unsuccessfully campaigning to get Ben & Jerry's to create a flavor
> called the "Gooey Decimal System." (If you don't get the pun, just ask
> someone ten years older.)
>
> Oh, and now he's using Change.org to help lead the charge in a fight
> against NewsCorp, one of the world's most powerful companies.
>
> See, more and more libraries are beginning to buy e-books, like those
> read on a Kindle or similar device. They're programmed to be like
> normal books -- lent out to one reader at a time, returned, and
> downloaded by another reader. It's simple, and especially great for
> working parents or the disabled who have a hard time making it to a
> library.
>
> But publishing giant HarperCollins (owned by NewsCorp) is trying to
> force libraries to only buy e-books that literally self-destruct after
> the 26th reader in an attempt to maximize profits.
>
> Having to repeatedly buy the same book will be a financial and
> logistical disaster for libraries, one that could force a few to close
> their doors. Even worse, there are signs that other publishing
> companies may soon follow the lead of HarperCollins, which could
> devastate libraries all around the world.
>
> Some amazing librarians have launched a full boycott of HarperCollins
> until the decision is reversed, but they urgently need widespread
> support to force NewsCorp to back down.
>
> Andy's petition demanding an end to self-destructing e-books has a
> goal of 100,000 signatures -- click here to add your name now:
>
>
> http://www.change.org/petitions/tell-harpercollins-limited-checkouts-on-ebooks-is-wrong-for-libraries?utm_source=action_alert&utm_medium=email&alert_id=CbYGZVXIUM_WXxLHlzsUX
>
> Andy declares on his blog that "The world needs more badass
> librarians." It's true, though right now the world also needs more
> readers who will stand alongside them.
>
> Thanks for doing your part,
>
> Patrick and the Change.org team
>
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