29 March 2023CopyrightLiz Hockley

Internet Archive loses case over eBooks lending in scrap with major publishers

Judge says online library’s lending of eBooks not covered by ‘fair use’ | Four publishers alleged infringement of 127 books | Full details on judge’s reasoning | Morrison Foerster | Association of American Publishers.

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