The Internet Archive, having learned nothing from losing a copyright infringement suit to the publishing industry, is now being sued by the record industry. It is deeply frustrating to watch the Archive put the invaluable work it does at risk with its recklessness distributing works under active commercial exploitation. Sooner or later it will get itself sued by a copyright plaintiff with no compunctions about putting it into bankruptcy.
https://torrentfreak.com/record-labels-hit-internet-archive-with-new-400m-copyright-lawsuit-230812/
James Grimmelmann /
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