The Internet Archive has filed a brief in their appeal of the US District Court’s ruling in favor of publishers, which found clear, unequivocal and overwhelming finding that the IA’s “controlled digital lending” amounted to “wholesale copying and unauthorized lending.” The basis of their argument to overturn Judge John Koeltl’s ruling is nothing more than that he misunderstood and was entirely wrong on his fair use analysis, which was was deeply rooted in Second Circuit precedent, including multiple cases already adjudicated by the Second Circuit of Appeals. They also maintain that CDL does not harm publishers. As always, the IA’s […]
