Research Libraries Tell Publishers To Drop Their Awful Lawsuit Against The Internet Archive

Research Libraries Tell Publishers To Drop Their Awful Lawsuit Against The Internet Archive

3 years ago
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https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20200627/21500644801/research-libraries-tell-publishers-to-drop-their-awful-lawsuit-against-internet-archive.shtml

I've seen a lot of people -- including those who are supporting the publishers' legal attack on the Internet Archive -- insist that they "support libraries," but that the Internet Archive's Open Library and National Emergency Library are "not libraries." First off, they're wrong. But, more importantly, it's good to see actual librarians now coming out in support of the Internet Archive as well. The Association of Research Libraries has put out a statement asking publishers to drop this counter productive lawsuit, especially since the Internet Archive has shut down the National Emergency Library.

The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) urges an end to the lawsuit against the Internet Archive filed early this month by four major publishers in the United States District Court Southern District of New York, especially now that the National Emergency Library (NEL) has closed two weeks earlier than originally planned.