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The Internet Archive Loses Copyright Suit With Hachette


The website’s National Emergency Library program was found to be in violation of copyright law.

Hachette sued the Internet Archive over a project which scanned library books and lent infinite copies. Within two months, the Internet Archive brought back lending caps, but publishers (including Hachette, HarperCollins, Penguin Random House, and Wiley) still sued in June 2020. A lawsuit filed against the Internet Archive by major music labels is still in court, which could cost the site up to $400 million.

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