US EditionOnline library drops its legal battle to provide free e-books without publishers’ permission
- The Internet Archive has ended its copyright case and will not appeal the ruling against it, violating copyright law according to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit.
- The lawsuit was initiated in 2020 by four major publishers, including Hachette Book Group and Penguin Random House, alleging illegal free distribution of over 100 books.
- Maria A. Pallante expressed that the decision confirms that 'controlled digital lending' is just infringement, and the Archive's director stated disappointment but commitment to remove books as required.
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Online library drops its legal battle to provide free e-books without publishers' permission
A prolonged and closely watched copyright case involving an online library’s unauthorized offering of free e-books has ended after the Internet Archive decided not to fight an appeal’s court’s ruling against it.
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Online library drops its legal battle to provide free e-books without publishers’ permission
NEW YORK (AP) — A prolonged and closely watched copyright case involving an online library's unauthorized offering of free e-books has ended after the defendant…
Internet Archive ends legal battle over free e-books
NEW YORK — A prolonged and closely watched copyright case involving an online library's unauthorized offering of free e-books has ended after the defendant, Internet Archive, decided not to challenge an appeal's court's ruling against it. In September, the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a Manhattan federal court's decision that found the Archive
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