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Internet Archive: ‘timely victory for authors and publishers’

ByMartin Reed 29 March 202318 September 2023

Open Library’s ‘controlled digital lending’ is not fair use, court rules

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Over twenty organisations sign amicus brief in Internet Archive lawsuit

ByMartin Reed 12 August 202229 March 2023

Authors’ representatives act in support of publishers legal case against Internet Archive

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Publishers vs Internet Archive – huge implications for US copyright law and piracy

ByTeddy McDonald 18 July 202229 March 2023

Four publishers take action against Internet Archive’s Open Library

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SoA joins call to shut unlawful ‘National Emergency Library’ now

ByMartin Reed 27 April 202011 July 2022

The Society of Authors has joined the Authors Guild – the SoA’s sister union in the US – in calling for Internet Archive’s so-called ‘National Emergency Library’ to be taken offline.

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SoA deems so-called National Emergency Library ‘disgraceful and unlawful’
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SoA deems so-called National Emergency Library ‘disgraceful and unlawful’

ByMartin Reed 31 March 202018 September 2023

The Society of Authors has joined a chorus of criticism from authors’ and publishers’ groups in branding the Internet Archive’s (IA) move to make its collection freely available online ‘disgraceful and unlawful’.

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Battle against book piracy continues
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Battle against book piracy continues

ByMartin Reed 8 March 201913 November 2022

In recent days we have been made aware of yet another book piracy website, ebook bike.

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SoA keeps up the pressure on e-book piracy

ByMartin Reed 7 February 201913 November 2022

The SoA is continuing to put pressure on Open Library to cease the practice of unlawfully scanning copies of physical books and loaning them out as e-books. This practice is a direct infringement of copyright.

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Help us tackle e-book piracy!
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Help us tackle e-book piracy!

ByMartin Reed 18 January 201926 January 2023

Please sign our letter to Internet Archive’s Open Library demanding that they stop lending books unlawfully online.

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