2024-09-05
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.
Wired
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 o...
2023-03-26
As a working author, I want to look at the summary judgement against Internet Archive's “Controlled Digital Lending”: copying and distributing books without permission. No legal analysis, but an explanation of why it matters to me, as an author. 1/ https://storage.courtlistener.com/ ...
LJ Infodocket
A US federal judge rules in favor of four publishers in their copyright infringement case against the Internet Archive and its Controlled Digital Lending system
Today's lower court decision in Hachette v. Internet Archive is a blow … Paul Hill / Neowin : Court rules against Internet Archive in favour of book publishers on digital lending U...
2023-03-20
This is not a battle for libraries. It is an attempt by the pet project of a tech millionaire to unilaterally copy books and publish and distribute unauthorized digital editions, paying no money to authors. Writing is hard. This effort makes it much harder. It's theft. https://twitter.com/...
Inside Higher Ed
A group of librarians argue the Internet Archive is a library, saying that the four major publishers' lawsuit threatens the development of digital collections
A major lawsuit against the nonprofit Internet Archive threatens the future of all libraries. Chrisfreeland / Internet Archive Blogs : Here's how to participate in Monday's oral ar...
2023-03-19
This is not a battle for libraries. It is an attempt by the pet project of a tech millionaire to unilaterally copy books and publish and distribute unauthorized digital editions, paying no money to authors. Writing is hard. This effort makes it much harder. It's theft. https://twitter.com/...
Inside Higher Ed
A group of librarians argue the Internet Archive is a library, saying that the four major publishers' lawsuit threatens the development of digital collections
A lawsuit against the Internet Archive threatens the most significant specialized library to emerge in decades, say a group of current and former university librarians.