The link below is to an article reporting on the Internet Archive’s response to being sued for breaching copyright laws.
For more visit:
https://publishingperspectives.com/2020/07/internet-archive-responds-to-publishers-lawsuit-alleging-copyright-infringement-covid19/
Some time ago I posted links to reporting on the Internet Archive’s ‘National Emergency Library.’ The National Emergency Library caused a lot of controversy and legal issues for the Internet Archive. In this post there will be two sets of links, the first on the initial response to the library and the second set to the closing down of the library.
The links below are to articles reporting on the legal issues facing the National Emergency Library.
For more visit:
– https://the-digital-reader.com/2020/06/01/four-publishers-file-suit-over-internet-archives-pirate-site/
– https://publishingperspectives.com/2020/06/usa-aap-member-publishers-file-copyright-infringement-lawsuit-against-internet-archive/
– https://lithub.com/publishers-are-suing-the-internet-archive-for-scanning-and-distributing-digital-copies-of-their-books/
– https://goodereader.com/blog/e-book-news/major-publishers-file-a-lawsuit-against-open-library
– https://www.booksandpublishing.com.au/articles/2020/06/02/151411/us-publisher-sue-internet-archive-for-copyright-infringement/
The links below are to articles reporting on the closing of the National Emergency Library.
For more visit:
– https://bookriot.com/after-lawsuit-filed-internet-archive-ends-national-emergency-library-critical-linking-june-16-2020/
– https://the-digital-reader.com/2020/06/11/internet-archive-is-shutting-down-national-emergency-library-two-weeks-early/
– https://lithub.com/the-internet-archive-is-ending-the-national-emergency-library-over-lawsuit-from-publishers/
– https://goodereader.com/blog/digital-library-news/internet-archive-ends-national-emergency-library-program
The link below is to another article reporting on the Internet Archive’s ‘National Emergency Library.’
For more visit:
https://publishingperspectives.com/2020/04/us-senate-subcommittee-chair-questions-internet-archives-national-emergency-library-covid19/
The links below are to articles commenting and reporting on the Internet Archives ‘National Emergency Library.’
For more visit:
– https://copyrightandtechnology.com/2020/04/01/the-internet-archives-copyright-emergency/
– https://www.arl.org/blog/digitization-in-an-emergency-fair-use-fair-dealing-and-how-libraries-are-adapting-to-the-pandemic/
– https://accrispin.blogspot.com/2020/03/copyright-violation-redux-internet.html
– https://illusionofmore.com/internet-archive-uses-pandemic-to-justify-looting/
– https://scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2020/04/02/the-internet-archive-chooses-readers/
The link below is to an article reporting on the Internet Archive and the latest dispute over copyright.
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