The Internet Archive has lost its first fight to scan and lend e-books like a library A federal judge has ruled against the Internet Archive in a lawsuit brought by four book publishers.

A federal court ruled against the Internet Archive in March 2023, and the archive removed many works from its online library of books. It appealed the decision last September.

Since library closures had ripped millions upon millions of books out of circulation, the Internet Archive wanted to help people stuck at home access information.

Since March, Internet Archive, a nonprofit, has made more than 1.3 million books available online without restriction, calling them a National Emergency Library.

Authors, Publishers Condemn The 'National Emergency Library' As 'Piracy' In a statement, Internet Archive founder Brewster Kahle suggested the judge's opinion would harm libraries, readers and ...

The Internet Archive digital library was founded in 1996 with the mission of providing "universal access to all knowledge." It preserves billions of webpages, texts, audio recordings, videos, and ...

A US court ruling threatens to block The Internet Archive from scanning and lending out books like a library.

The US Senate has granted the Internet Archive federal depository status, making it officially part of an 1,100-library government network.

Four major book publishers have filed suit against the Internet Archive for copyright violations relating to the Open Library project, setting the stage for a major legal fight over one of the ...

The Internet Archive has become an official U.S. federal depository library, providing online users with access to archived congressional bills, laws, regulations, presidential documents, and ...