The Digital Age Debate: eBooks, eLibraries, and the Internet Archive.
TL;DR
Four major book publishers are seeking to stop the Internet Archive, a nonprofit organization, from lending digital copies of books, which it created by scanning physical book copies in its possession. The case raises questions about digital-library rights and the reach of copyright law that protects the work of writers and publishers. The Internet Archive lends the digital versions to readers worldwide, with more than three million digitized books on offer.
Topics:businesslegal#book-publishers#copyright-law#digital-books#internet-archive#legal#online-libraries
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