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Internet Archive’s big battle with music publishers ends in settlement | The true cost of keeping the Internet Archive alive will likely remain unknown.
The true cost of keeping the Internet Archive alive will likely remain unknown.
But in the days since, IA has gotten on board, posting a blog confirming that "the parties have reached a confidential resolution of all claims and will have no further public comment on this matter." But despite IA arguing that there were comparably low downloads and streams on the Great 78 recordings—as well as a music publishing industry vet suggesting that damages were likely no more than $41,000—the labels intensified their attacks in March. But book publishers, represented by the same legal team as music labels, ultimately won that fight and negotiated a judgment that similarly included an undisclosed payment.
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