Internet Archive's e-book lending ruled copyright infringement in lawsuit.
A US district judge has ruled that the Internet Archive's Open Library project, which partners with libraries to scan print books in their collections and offer them as lendable e-books, violates copyright. The project had no right to reproduce 127 of the publishers' books named in the suit, the judge decided. The publishers suing had alleged that the Open Library provided a way for libraries to avoid paying e-book licensing fees that generate substantial revenue for publishers. The Internet Archive plans to appeal.