Judge rules against Internet Archive's book lending program in copyright lawsuit.

A federal judge has ruled in favor of book publishers who sued the Internet Archive for copyright infringement over its National Emergency Library, which lent digital copies of books without permission during the pandemic. The Internet Archive claimed fair use, but the judge disagreed, stating that no legal principle supports the notion that acquiring a print book entitles the recipient to make an unauthorized copy and distribute it. The Internet Archive plans to appeal the ruling, while the Authors Guild and Association of American Publishers praised it as a reaffirmation of copyright law.