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Copyright Lawsuit Over 'Lord of the Rings' Fanfiction Ends in Victory for Amazon and Tolkien Estate
A Lord of the Rings fanfiction author lost a copyright lawsuit against JRR Tolkien's estate after attempting to sue them and Amazon over a spin-off TV series. The author's own sequel to the series was found to be infringing on Amazon's prequel, leading to a separate lawsuit by the Tolkien estate to destroy all copies of the fanfiction book and prevent further distribution. The court awarded lawyers' fees to the estate and Amazon, emphasizing the importance of protecting JRR Tolkien's works from unauthorized monetization.
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Internet Archive's Book Lending Service Ruled Copyright Infringement by US Judge.
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US Judge Rules Against Internet Archive's Digital Book Lending, Citing Copyright Infringement
A US judge has ruled that the nonprofit organization Internet Archive violated the copyrights of four major US publishers by lending out digitally scanned copies of their books. The San Francisco-based nonprofit has scanned millions of print books and lent out the digital copies for free, including 33,000 titles belonging to the four publishers. The nonprofit argued its practices were protected by the doctrine of "fair use," but the judge disagreed, stating that there was nothing "transformative" about Internet Archive's digital book copies that would warrant "fair use" protection. Internet Archive promised an appeal.