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Should a Country Speak a Single Language? (www.newyorker.com)

submitted 2 weeks ago by koavf@lemmy.ml to c/linguistics@mander.xyz

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[–] lvxferre@mander.xyz 3 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Here's an archive link to bypass the paywall.

@koavf@lemmy.ml it would be great if you included this archive link into the OP.

[–] CaptObvious 2 points 1 week ago

Thank you!

[–] koavf@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Isn't that just pirating copyrighted material?

[–] lvxferre@mander.xyz 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I think that it's in a grey area, but if the site were to sue someone it would be the archive, not people linking it, so it's safe for us.

[–] koavf@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I'm not concerned with being sued, I'm just asking if it's copying someone's work when that person (or whomever holds the copyright) hasn't allowed it to be copied. Is that what's happening here?

[–] lvxferre@mander.xyz 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Ah, got it.

I'm not too sure but I think that it's weak copyright infringement (piracy), indeed. However the content being available for free from the site itself, plus the lack of enforcement of its copy rights, muddies a bit the matter.

[–] koavf@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

If it is in fact a copyright infringement, then I'm not going to be posting that.

[–] lvxferre@mander.xyz 2 points 1 week ago

That's fair. Never mind the request then.