Internet Archive: ‘timely victory for authors and publishers’
Open Library’s ‘controlled digital lending’ is not fair use, court rules
Over twenty organisations sign amicus brief in Internet Archive lawsuit
Authors’ representatives act in support of publishers legal case against Internet Archive
Publishers vs Internet Archive – huge implications for US copyright law and piracy
Four publishers take action against Internet Archive’s Open Library
SoA joins call to shut unlawful ‘National Emergency Library’ now
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.
SoA deems so-called National Emergency Library ‘disgraceful and unlawful’
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’.
Battle against book piracy continues
In recent days we have been made aware of yet another book piracy website, ebook bike.
SoA keeps up the pressure on e-book piracy
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.
Help us tackle e-book piracy!
Please sign our letter to Internet Archive’s Open Library demanding that they stop lending books unlawfully online.