Internet Archive's ebook lending service ruled to violate publisher copyrights.

The Internet Archive has been found guilty of copyright infringement by a US federal judge in a lawsuit brought by four publishers, including Hachette Book Group. The case centred on the nonprofit's National Emergency Library, which offered more than 1.4 million free ebooks, including copyrighted works, during the early days of the pandemic. The Internet Archive argued the initiative was protected by Fair Use, but the judge rejected this, stating there was "nothing transformative" about lending unauthorized copies of books. The Internet Archive plans to appeal the decision.