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Internet Archive Seeks Summary Judgment in Federal Lawsuit Filed By Publishing Companies The Internet Archive has asked a federal judge to rule in our favor and end a radical lawsuit, filed by four major publishing companies, that aims to criminalize library lending. The motion for summary judgment, filed Thursday in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York by the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) and Durie Tangri LLP, explains that our Controlled Digital Lending (CDL) program is a lawful fair use that preserves traditional library lending in the digital world. Read the Motion “Should we stop libraries from owning and lending books? No,” said Brewster Kahle, the Internet Archive’s founder and digital librarian, speaking at a press conference today. “We need libraries to be independent and strong, now more than ever, in a time of misinformation and challenges to democracy. That’s why we are defending the rights of libraries to serve our patrons where they are, online.” More from the Press Conference Authors and librarians speak out in support of the Internet Archive: “In the all-consuming tide of entropy, the Internet Archive brings some measure of order and permanence to knowledge. Out past the normal circulating lifespan of a piece of writing—or past the lifespan of entire publications—the Archive preserves and maintains it.” —Tom Scocca, author & editor   “The library’s practice of controlled digital lending was a lifeline at the start of the pandemic and has become an essential service and a public good since. If the publishers are successful in their pursuit to shut down the Internet Archive’s lending library and stop all libraries from practicing controlled digital lending, libraries of all varieties and the communities they serve will suffer.” —Benjamin Saracco, medical school librarian Read More Want to help? Lend your support on social media by following @internetarchive and commenting on our posts and retweeting to your followers. We need your help in fighting back against the misinformation that opponents of controlled digital lending spread online. Received this message from a friend or colleague? Sign up to have it delivered to your inbox. You can also keep up with updates from the Internet Archive team by following us on Twitter and visiting our website.  You are receiving this email because of your relationship with the Internet Archive. Our mailing address is: Internet Archive 300 Funston Avenue San Francisco, CA 94118 Want to change how you receive these emails? You can update your preferences to change what types of notifications you receive, or switch from HTML format to plain text. You can also unsubscribe from this list if you don't want to hear from us again.