Internet Archive Loses Landmark E-Book Lending Copyright Appeal Against Publishers. - eviltoast
  • PM_Your_Nudes_Please@lemmy.world
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    2 months ago

    Yup. Pretty much anyone who knew anything about copyright law agreed that they were making a monumentally stupid move. And their only defense basically boiled down to “bUT wE’rE a LiBRarY.” Which completely ignores the fact that even libraries need to comply with copyright laws for ebooks, via licensing agreements with the publishers.