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28 Sep, 4 tweets, 3 min read
NEW: #Librarians are under attack and we need to make a big stink between now and 10/4. Unless the US Copyright Office hears from enough of us, librarians will be fired and fined up to $30,000 for sharing resources copyright trolls don't like with patrons. fightforthefuture.org/actions/defend…
Our friends at @library_futures have a great writeup on what's going on with the extremely problematic #CASEAct to make this even a thing.

We've made it easy to send in your comment and spread the word at fightforthefuture.org/actions/defend…

libraryfutures.net/post/protect-l…
"Increasingly, libraries are under attack from private sector interests that want to replace the library card with a credit card, and this harmful move to limit what resources people are allowed to learn about at their library is the latest dangerous step." - @LiaHolland
Our full statement on the Copyright Office's move to ruin the lives of library workers who share resources copyright trolls don't like with #publiclibrary patrons is available here: fightforthefuture.org/news/2021-09-2…

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Funneling internet $ to rich propagandists like Murdoch.
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That’s what’s going on here.

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