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#DOT #trucking #CDL
First there was the racist and economically harmful purge and now they're launching a state level racist sham investigation for the purposes of purging people.

President Trump’s Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy Announces Nationwide Audit of States Issuing Non-Domiciled Commercial Driver's Licenses
transportation.gov/briefing-ro

#DOT #trucking #CDL
First there was this racist and economically harmful purge and now they're launching a state level racist sham investigation for the purposes of purging people.

Trump order removing truck drivers who don’t speak sufficient English made official by DOT

"The Trump administration restored a penalty of taking truck drivers with limited English out of service, raising concerns over a shortage of drivers and discrimination."
nbcnews.com/news/us-news/truck

NBC News · Trump order removing truck drivers who don’t speak sufficient English made official by DOTBy Fredlyn Pierre Louis

I just signed this petition from the #InternetArchive (@internetarchive) and hope you will too.
change.org/p/let-readers-read-

Background from IA:
"We are disappointed in today’s opinion about the Internet Archive’s digital lending of books that are available electronically elsewhere. We are reviewing the court’s opinion and will continue to defend the rights of #libraries to own, lend, and preserve books."
blog.archive.org/2024/09/04/in

Change.orgSign the PetitionLet Readers Read: An Open Letter to the Publishers in Hachette v. Internet Archive:

#InternetArchive Files Appeal Brief Defending Libraries and Digital Lending From Big Publishers’ Legal Attack
The Archive’s Controlled Digital #Lending Program is a Lawful #FairUse that Preserves Traditional #Library Lending in the Digital World
The Archive’s Controlled Digital Lending (#CDL) lends out digital scans of print #books in their collections, subject to strict technical controls.
eff.org/press/releases/interne

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Update. The publisher suing to stop book censorship is #PenguinRandomHouse. But #PRH is also one of four publishers suing the #InternetArchive to stop controlled digital lending (#CDL).

From the #IA: "So great to hear you’ve decided to take a stand against book censorship. Does this mean you’ll be dropping your lawsuit against #libraries, too?"
twitter.com/internetarchive/st

X (formerly Twitter)Internet Archive (@internetarchive) on XSo great to hear you’ve decided to take a stand against book censorship. Does this mean you’ll be dropping your lawsuit against libraries, too?

Update about the court decision regarding the #InternetArchive

March 25, 2023 by chrisfreeland

"Today’s lower court decision in Hachette v. Internet Archive is a blow to all libraries and the communities we serve. This decision impacts libraries across the US who rely on controlled digital lending to connect their patrons with books online. It hurts authors by saying that unfair licensing models are the only way their books can be read online. And it holds back access to information in the digital age, harming all readers, everywhere.

"But it’s not over—we will keep fighting for the traditional right of libraries to own, lend, and preserve books. We will be appealing the judgment and encourage everyone to come together as a community to support libraries against this attack by corporate publishers.

"We will continue our work as a library. This case does not challenge many of the services we provide with digitized books including interlibrary loan, citation linking, access for the print-disabled, text and data mining, purchasing ebooks, and ongoing donation and preservation of books."

#Libraries #Publishers #Books #Corporations #Monopoly #DigitalLibraries #Censorship #Copyright #FairUse #PublicCommons #DigitalCommons #Authors #BookPreservation #History #Culture #CDL

blog.archive.org/2023/03/25/th

Internet Archive BlogsThe Fight Continues - Internet Archive BlogsToday’s lower court decision in Hachette v. Internet Archive is a blow to all libraries and the communities we serve. This decision impacts libraries across the US who rely on controlled digital lending to connect their patrons with books online. It hurts authors by saying that unfair licensing models are the only way their books […]