Internet Archive: We Will Not Appeal 'Hachette v. Internet Archive' Ruling

In March, 2023 the Internet Archive lost in court, with a judge ruling they couldn't scan entire books and then lend them as ebooks. The Internet Archive appealed to a higher court, which also ruled against them in September of 2024.

Today, the Internet Archive made an announcement: that 'While we are deeply disappointed with the Second Circuit's opinion in Hachette v. Internet Archive, the Internet Archive has decided not to pursue Supreme Court review.'

We will continue to honor the Association of American Publishers agreement to remove books from lending at their member publishers' requests.

We thank the many readers, authors and publishers who have stood with us throughout this fight. Together, we will continue to advocate for a future where libraries can purchase, own, lend and preserve digital books.

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