JD Supra

Second Circuit Holds That the Internet Archive's Controlled Digital Book Lending Is Not a Fair Use Under Copyright Law, a Major Victory for Publishers

The Second Circuit Court of Appeals delivered a resounding victory to the publishing industry on Wednesday, September 4, 2024, in Hachette Books v. Internet Archive, holding that the Internet ...
Inside Higher Ed

The Internet Archive Is a Library

The Internet Archive, a nonprofit library in San Francisco, has grown into one of the most important cultural institutions of the modern age. What began in 1996 as an audacious attempt to archive and ...
Publishers Weekly

In a Swift Decision, Judge Eviscerates Internet Archive’s Scanning and Lending Program

In an emphatic 47-page opinion, federal judge John G. Koeltl found the Internet Archive infringed the copyrights of four plaintiff publishers by scanning and lending their books under a legally ...
KQED

Internet Archive’s Open Library Faces Uncertain Future After Court Sides With Publishers

Attorneys representing the Internet Archive are determining their next steps to try to save the website’s free e-book lending program after an appeals court recently upheld an earlier ruling that it ...
KQED

What Happens if the Internet Archive Goes Dark?

For decades, the Internet Archive has preserved our digital history. Lately, journalists and ordinary citizens have been turning to it more than ever, as the Trump administration undertakes an ...