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Internet Archive Files Final Appeal Brief in Book Scanning Case


The Internet Archive has filed its final reply brief in Hachette v. Internet Archive, the closely watched copyright case involving the scanning and digital lending of library books.

The brief also disputes the judge's finding that the scanned books risk supplanting the licensed library e-book market. And controlled digital lending permits libraries to honor their core commitment to protect patron privacy while borrowing, while e-book licensing does not.” "In short, IA’s practice of CDL is radical and unlawful," the publishers’ appeal brief argued, adding that a decision deeming CDL fair use “would have a dire impact on book publishing and all creative industries” and would be seen as a green light by “other technology companies” to “implement their own unchecked mass-digitization programs for books and other media."

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