CopyrightS.D.N.Y.1:20-cv-04160Closed

Hachette Book Group, Inc. v. Internet Archive

Summary

Major publishers sue Internet Archive for copyright infringement over its Open Library digital lending program.

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Court
U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York
Docket no.
1:20-cv-04160
Nature of suit
Copyright
Filed
2020-06-01
Last filing
2024-09-25
Terminated
2023-08-11

Cause

17:101 Copyright Infringement

Parties

The Authors Guild, Inc., Western Writers of America, Canadian Authors Association, American Photographic Artists, The Writers Union of Canada, International Authors Forum, American Society of Media Ph Copyright Alliance International Rightholders Professors and Scholars of Copyright Law Kevin L. Smith Kenneth D. Crews Authors Alliance Copyright Scholars Michelle M Wu AMICI CURIAE INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW PROFESSORS Library Futures Institute, EveryLibrary Institute, and ReadersFirst Does 1 Through 5 Internet Archive Penguin Random House LLC John Wiley & Sons, Inc. HarperCollins Publishers LLC Hachette Book Group, Inc.

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