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princetonwu t1_je3hx4y wrote

Reply to comment by lydiardbell in Internet Archive Loses Lawsuit Over Ebook Copyright Infringement. Here’s What to Know... by Halaku

if the Court grants an injunction to take down all the borrowing, IA has to shut it down regardless of their financial situation

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lydiardbell t1_je4tob3 wrote

Shutting down this particular lending program doesn't mean the end of everything else the Internet Archive does, including the Wayback Machine and the provision of public-domain and CC works. So all the people acting like the Internet Archive is about to be dismantled and their servers thrown into the ocean are overreacting a little.

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