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posted by chromas on Saturday August 01 2020, @05:08PM   Printer-friendly
from the don't-look-at-the-elephant-in-the-room^W-library dept.

Internet Archive Tells Court its Digital Library is Protected Under Fair Use

The Internet Archive has filed its answer and affirmative defenses in response to a copyright infringement lawsuit filed by a group of publishers. Among other things, IA believes that its work is protected under the doctrine of fair use and the safe harbor provisions of the DMCA.

[...] The statement spends time explaining the process of CDL – Controlled Digital Lending – noting that the Internet Archive provides a digital alternative to traditional libraries carrying physical books. As such, it "poses no new harm to authors or the publishing industry."

[...] "The Internet Archive has made careful efforts to ensure its uses are lawful. The Internet Archive's CDL program is sheltered by the fair use doctrine, buttressed by traditional library protections. Specifically, the project serves the public interest in preservation, access and research—all classic fair use purposes," IA's answer reads.

"As for its effect on the market for the works in question, the books have already been bought and paid for by the libraries that own them. The public derives tremendous benefit from the program, and rights holders will gain nothing if the public is deprived of this resource."

Internet Archive's Answer and Affirmative Defenses (PDF).

Previously: Internet Archive Suspends E-Book Lending "Waiting Lists" During U.S. National Emergency
Authors Fume as Online Library "Lends" Unlimited Free Books
Publishers Sue the Internet Archive Over its Open Library, Declare it a Pirate Site
Internet Archive Ends "Emergency Library" Early to Appease Publishers
EFF and California Law Firm Durie Tangri Defending Internet Archive from Publisher Lawsuit


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  • (Score: 2) by hendrikboom on Saturday August 01 2020, @06:25PM (1 child)

    by hendrikboom (1125) Subscriber Badge on Saturday August 01 2020, @06:25PM (#1029918) Homepage Journal

    And in those days there were likely horses that needed calming and the cars might even have been noisy enough to spook them.

    In Westmount, near where I live now, they require someone to walk in front of the huge snowblowers that are used to clear winter snow from the streets. The purpose? To make sure there are no children playing in the snowbanks being cleared. A lesson learned form bitter, bloody experience.

    -- hendrik

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  • (Score: 1, Funny) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday August 01 2020, @06:34PM

    by Anonymous Coward on Saturday August 01 2020, @06:34PM (#1029922)

    I always dispose of my bodies in snow drifts. I won't dump any in Westmount!