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Could someone help me pirate a book? I can't find it anywhere and I really need it for my degree. (hexbear.net)
submitted 11 months ago by MaoTheLawn@hexbear.net to c/askchapo@hexbear.net
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Hello folks - I've tried all.the usual spots like Anna's archive and Z library and so on to no avail. This is the book in question -

https://books.google.co.uk/books/about/Theater_and_Film.html?id=W7HdXRCLcoIC&source=kp_book_description&redir_esc=y

There's a copy of it on internet archive but it's only accessible to American people with impaired sight it seems.

Anyone know a way around it?

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[–] take_five_seconds@hexbear.net 23 points 11 months ago (1 children)

only accessible to American people with impaired sight

damn usa really loves to mean test everything

[–] Adkml@hexbear.net 6 points 11 months ago

Seriously.

And I know this is backwards thinking but the idea that the policy is "Well give you this book for free but only if it's exceptionally difficult for you to read it" is some cartoonishly cruel means testing.

[–] DirtyPair@hexbear.net 12 points 11 months ago (2 children)

https://annas-archive.se/md5/c51883e2fd259a1cd8a3397277fbe72c how about this?

[–] RedWizard@hexbear.net 9 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I just tested this, it worked for me, @MaoTheLawn@hexbear.net

[–] MaoTheLawn@hexbear.net 3 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Excellent - yep - I don't know how I didn't get it before!

Thanks

[–] Phish@hexbear.net 2 points 11 months ago

The archive can be a bit spotty at times. Sometimes you just have to try again later.

[–] MaoTheLawn@hexbear.net 5 points 11 months ago

Oh. Wow. Thanks. That's so strange! I tried it about 5 minutes before making the post!

Thanks!

[–] Hewaoijsdb@hexbear.net 9 points 11 months ago (2 children)

It's not on your university database/library?

[–] T34_69@hexbear.net 9 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

Interlibrary loan / library request seems to be the way, I couldn't even find it on LibGen.. hopefully you don't need it within about two weeks, OP.

Edit: happy to have been proven wrong on this one

[–] MaoTheLawn@hexbear.net 3 points 11 months ago

I go to a theatre uni so they've only got access to some pretty niche performance stuff. Pretty annoying to be honest.

[–] Pavlichenko_Fan_Club@hexbear.net 9 points 11 months ago (2 children)

There's a copy of it on internet archive but it's only accessible to American people with impaired sight it seems.

Huh didn't know that was a thing that the archive did. I'm both of those things (unfortunately) and could try registering if you don't need it right this second.

[–] chickentendrils@hexbear.net 12 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

If you do end up using getting the Library of Congress credentials and can't figure out how to de-DRM the encrypted DAISY file(s) I can help

[–] MaoTheLawn@hexbear.net 3 points 11 months ago

Hey! Thanks for the offer! I appreciate it. It turned up on Anna's Archive suddenly though, somehow. I have no idea how I didn't find it on there before.