https://archive.is/2023.03.25-031535/https://www.reuters.com/legal/us-judge-rules-internet-archives-digital-book-lending-violates-copyrights-2023-03-25/
Does this mean IA will get totally taken down or is it that they just can't lend out copyright works?
The damages could be significant statutory damages could range between $750 to $150,000 per violation. I think that the additional damages clause might be applied here, so that could triple the damages.
The IA will probably be driven into bankruptcy.
https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/17/504
Great. One of the few bright spots in hellworld now gone. Goodbye to the wayback machine and the history of the internet.
I don’t see how this doesn’t just mean libraries are illegal
Cause most libraries don't violate the one book purchase = one digital loan principle. Buuuut I wouldn't be surprised if they destroy that next & force all digital loans to go directly through the publisher. Also frankly if I was a lawbrained judge I would go so far as to say reading books out loud violate that principle.
This is really depressing. I rely on IA for a lot of reading, and research. This will seriously fuck up my school work. death to america brothers and sisters, death to america
LibGen and SciHub are hosted in countries that will gladly violate American IP law (for now at least)
Reposting my question from another thread: Is it even feasible to make a copy of it? It’s a ton of petabytes… but with enough organization can it be done?
Also probably wasn’t a great idea to host the Internet Archive in the United States
The US would happily flush it's own culture down the toilet for the sake of porky's tenth yacht :porky-happy:
