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Appeals Court Seems Lost On How Internet Archive Harms Publishers


An anonymous reader quotes a report from Ars Technica: The Internet Archive (IA) went before a three-judge panel Friday to defend its open library's controlled digital lending (CDL) practices after book publishers last year won a lawsuit claiming that the archive's lending violated copyright law. In...

An anonymous reader quotes a report from Ars Technica: The Internet Archive (IA) went before a three-judge panel Friday to defend its open library's controlled digital lending (CDL) practices after book publishers last year won a lawsuit claiming that the archive's lending violated copyright law. During a press briefing following arguments in court Friday, IA founder Brewster Kahle said that "those voices weren't being heard." Ultimately, judges decided not to rule from the bench, with a decision expected in the coming months or potentially next year.

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