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Lateral with Tom Scott
83: The user un-friendly library
May 10, 2024
Abigail Thorn, Annie Rauwerda, and Jordan Harrod discuss book buying, cancer care, and studio symbols in a comedy panel game podcast hosted by Tom Scott. The episode explores the influences of Lagrange points, French Revolution time innovations, animal intuition, and the mysterious one-time borrowing rule at a library.
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- New York Public Library restricts repeat access to Broadway show recordings to deter copyright infringement incidents.
- The unique policy at a library branch aims to prevent unauthorized copying of theatrical production elements.
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Theater Copyright Protection
To prevent copyright theft of theatrical productions, a New York Public Library branch enforces a rule where individuals can check out an item once, view it once on site, and are prohibited from checking it out again. This unusual rule aims to prevent further copying of Broadway acts and musicals, specifically recordings of productions to avoid copyright infringement incidents.
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