Two and a half years ago, the Internet Archive made a decision that pissed off a lot of writers—and embroiled it in a lawsuit that many netizens fear could weaken the archive, its finances, and its ...

‘This won’t be easy, but it’s a necessary fight.’ ‘This won’t be easy, but it’s a necessary fight.’ is a senior tech and policy editor focused on online platforms and free expression. Adi has covered ...

A court has ruled in favour of several book publishers against Internet Archive and its Open Library service. The judge said that Internet Archive needed permission to share the books online. The ...

The Internet Archive is an invaluable resource, a digital library for the planet that gives people free access to digitized books, magazines, software, music, and even websites (thanks to the Wayback ...

Tai Neilson expores how the 'open web' is potentially being made inaccessible by companies looking to profit off of data and the AI wave.

On Friday, a US district judge ruled in favor of book publishers suing the Internet Archive (IA) for copyright infringement. The IA’s Open Library project—which partners with libraries to scan print ...

For decades, the Internet Archive has preserved our digital history. Lately, journalists and ordinary citizens have been turning to it more than ever, as the Trump administration undertakes an ...

A potentially landmark copyright lawsuit could affect how libraries are able to scan their own book collections. A potentially landmark copyright lawsuit could affect how libraries are able to scan ...

The San Francisco-based Internet Archive now has federal depository status, joining a network of over 1,100 libraries that archive government documents and make them accessible to the public — even as ...