The Internet Archive loses its appeal of a US district court ruling that favored publishers in a copyright dispute over the nonprofit's ebook lending program
I could follow the logic of the concept of the Digital Library itself, but the “National Emergency Library” was clearly a step too far. There was no way “let's unilaterally lend out unlimited digital copies of books we have bought only once! … Max Kennerly / @maxkennerly@mstdn.social : It's their own fault. “We're a non-profit, and all the evidence shows we strengthen the market for creators” is a loser's argument. They should go with, “we're part of a Wall Street & Silicon Valley AI scam that is obliterating creators.” Then courts will call it “fair use.” https://blog.archive.org/... Chris Gioran / @chrisg@kolektiva.social : In many ways, copyright law, by its very existence, is sufficient proof that companies are exclusively extractive institutions. — Case in point: https://www.wired.com/... This is a major publisher directly supporting the idea that whatever they “own” is exclusively theirs to profit off from. … @istuetzle@zirk.us : THE INTERNET ARCHIVE has lost a major legal battle—in a decision that could have a significant impact on the future of internet history. — https://www.wired.com/... @yogthos@mas.to : The Internet Archive loses Its appeal of a major copyright case. Hachette v. Internet Archive was brought by book publishers objecting to the archive's digital lending library. — https://www.wired.com/... James Grimmelmann / @jtlg@mastodon.lawprofs.org : I have been saying for four years that the book publishers suing the Internet Archive over its digital lending program had a strong case. — https://arstechnica.com/... Today's decision from the Second Circuit upholding the publishers' win cleans up some of the district court's worst language (that this wholly nonprofit lending was “commercial") but the bottom line comes as no surprise. … @internetarchive@mastodon.archive.org : Internet Archive Responds to Appellate Opinion in Hachette v. Internet Archive — “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.” … X: @publisherswkly : BREAKING: The Internet Archive has lost its appeal in Hachette v. Internet Archive, the long-running, closely watched copyright case over the scanning and lending of print library books. Full story to follow. Mike Cook / @mtrc : This is especially sad when contrasted against headlines like this [image] Erin Vanderhoof / @vanderhoofy : it's impossible to overstate how important the internet archive has been for filling in gaps in access for any writer looking to do good work without a university affiliation! what is happening is really bad for everyone Alexey Guzey / @alexeyguzey : Publishers to boycott: Kate Wagner / @mcmansionhell : I genuinely think this is the worst thing to ever happen to a repository of information since the burning of the library of alexandria @fbfishslap : As a reminder, this case was over the Internet Archive temporarily waiving the “only one person can read an ebook at a time” requirement on their library DURING A PANDEMIC WHEN PHYSICAL LIBRARIES WERE CLOSED Neil Turkewitz / @neilturkewitz : “IA asks this Court to bless the large scale copying & distribution of copyrighted books without permission from or payment to the Publishers or authors...This may be what IA & its amici prefer, but it is not an approach that the Copyright Act permits.” 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 And see... [image] Devlin Hartline / @devlinhartline : Hachette v. Internet Archive is out: 2d Circuit rejects controlled digital lending theory; IA's use is not transformative; all four fair use factors favor the publishers; the public benefits from shutting down IA's infringement. #copyright https://ww3.ca2.uscourts.gov/ ... LindyMan / @paulskallas : Of course the internet archive is going to crash and burn. You cant rely on one site to chronicle the internet. That's not how things work. Not Lindy The only thing that works is people saving what they think is valuable and passing it on to other people. Generation after @internetarchive : Internet Archive Responds to Appellate Opinion in Hachette v. Internet Archive “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 @firewalkwjaime : Extremely disappointing. Internet Archive has always been a useful tool through my high school years and I still consider it a very invaluable source towards my budding cinephilia, which only grows stronger now. @tyleralbertario : The Internet Archive's open library has been an incredible research asset for me and thousands of others, one of the greatest information democratization tools of the 21st century, all about to get obliterated like the Library of Alexandria. A dark day. Spencer Beswick / @spencerbeswick : Lewis Hyde's book “Common as Air: Revolution, Art, and Ownership” totally shaped my understanding of copyright and the commons. Reading it will impress upon you why destroying the Internet Archive is so bad for society! https://www.goodreads.com/... [image] Andy McNulty / @andymcnulty90 : This is so disappointing. I can't tell you how important the Internet Archive has been to my research over the years. I've found photos of relatives I never knew existed. I've read articles I would never be able to access without IA. @cremieuxrecueil : This is not good. Hachette Books, Penguin Random House, HarperCollins, and Wiley have won their case and their books are going to be removed from the Internet Archive. If you still want or need to get their books for free, use libgen and Anna's Archive. T.J. Stiles / @tjstiles_author : Good news. “Scanning and lending,” when translated, means Internet Archive has been publishing its own unauthorized digital editions of books under rules it makes up for itself. It made tens of millions doing it. Authors got bupkis. Copyright covers all formats & editions. @draculavoice : the internet itself had the potential, both as what it does and what it stood for as an entity, to be *about* information and history. the internet archive was proof that the internet could *be* an archive. but now, by law, it mustn't be. it is literally obligated to be worse. Adam Quinn / @adamquinn__ : I was just using Internet Archive earlier today to skim an obscure out-of-print book that happened to be on the topic of a dissertation paragraph I'm writing. When the dissertation becomes a book manuscript soon, I won't be touching any Hachette imprints with a ten foot pole. @future_of_music : The second circuit has sided with authors and publishers over Internet Archive in a lawsuit over the unlicensed scanning and redistribution of ebooks. This is a fairly straightforward decision—IA's case was always a legal longshot. https://storage.courtlistener.com/ ... @msmaggiemayhem : Disappointed by this setback for the Internet Archive. Library licensing for e-books is expensive (up to 300x the cost of an individual text) plus it is subject to censorship & retraction. Wiley, one of the plaintiff publishers, has withdrawn 1300 academic e-books from students. [image] Jesse Walker / @notjessewalker : The Internet Archive has reportedly lost its appeal in the Hachette case. I'm reupping this old thread in light of the news. @knibbs : Very bad news for the Internet Archive today. Will be updating this story as comments/statements come in: https://www.wired.com/... LinkedIn: Alena Siutsova : I honestly can't express enough how much I appreciate the Internet Archive. 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