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 (AAP) 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.
Wasn’t the problem that Internet Archive lend more digital copies at the same time, as they had physical representations? I know this was the big topic. Probably the reason why the publishers could push this hard. So I’m a bit surprised that they have to “remove” all requested books. Are they not allowed to lend at max one digital copy for each physical copy they have?
Originally that was indeed what the lawsuit was about, but the publishers went further with their demands.