Internet Archive, Publishers to Seek Summary Judgment in Book Scanning Lawsuit - Publishers Weekly

Today's trip into the Catosphere took Panzer to the Publishers Weekly site. There our intrepid kitty traveler found a post about the lawsuit against the Internet Archive.

 

A library?

According to Andrew Albanese's post, the Internet Archive (IA) and the publishers involved in the lawsuit have asked the judge in the case to issue a summary judgment. The lawsuit against IA stems from the company's practice of scanning copies of books and then "lending" them to people. Neither the publishers nor the authors of the books are paid for the scanned copies. IA says they can do the scanning because they are a "library." Publishers say IA isn't a library it's "a massive copyright infringement establishment". Included in the post are several links to other information about the lawsuit and about the issue of scanning books.

 

The steps to the summary judgment have been set in motion. They are: First: the publishers will submit their opening briefs; Second: AI will submit their opposition briefs; Third: the publishers will submit their reply briefs; and, Fourth: the judge will read everything and then issue the summary judgment.

Panzer says, "This lawsuit has been going on since June, 2020."

 

Note: This is a long post. Bring a cup of tea and a muffin for today's reading. If you plan to follow the links in the post, you'll need to decide what else to bring to eat and drink.

 

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