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Internet Archive: Digital Lending is Fair Use, Not Copyright Infringement

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In 2020, publishers Hachette, HarperCollins, John Wiley and Penguin Random House sued the Internet Archive (IA) for copyright infringement, equating its ‘Open Library’ to a pirate site. Patrons can also borrow books that are scanned and digitized in-house, with technical restrictions that prevent copying.

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Fourth Circuit Issues a Bummer Fair Use Ruling–Philpot v. IJR

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Philpot sued in 2020 over the 2016 IJR publication, i.e., after the 3 year statute of limitations that no one seems to care about post-Petrella. (In This is what I call a “commercial editorial use”–ad-supported editorial content. 6, 2024) The post Fourth Circuit Issues a Bummer Fair Use Ruling–Philpot v.

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BTS’ ‘Butter’ Hit with Multiple Plagiarism Allegations

Plagiarism Today

Specifically, the accusations were that the melody of Butter matched the 2020 Luca song You Got Me Down. The second allegation to come to light was accusations that Butter had many similarities to a track by Dutch artist Luca Debonaire. However, this turned out to be more of a licensing than a traditional plagiarism issue.

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Internet Archive is Liable for Copyright Infringement, Court Rules

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In 2020, publishers Hachette, HarperCollins, John Wiley and Penguin Random House sued the Internet Archive (IA) for copyright infringement, equating its ‘Open Library’ to a pirate site. IA’s library is operated by a non-profit organization that scans physical books and then lends the digital copies to patrons in an ebook format.

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U.S. Supreme Court Vindicates Photographer But Destabilizes Fair Use — Andy Warhol Foundation v. Goldsmith (Guest Blog Post)

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Supreme Court affirmed the Second Circuit’s ruling that the reproduction of Andy Warhol’s Orange Prince on the cover of a magazine tribute was not a fair use of Lynn Goldsmith’s photo of the singer-songwriter Prince, on which the Warhol portrait was based. By Guest Blogger Tyler Ochoa By a 7-2 vote, the U.S. Goldsmith , No. 569 (1994).

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Tattoos and Copyright: A Potent Combination

Plagiarism Today

He called an earlier decision in the case one of the 5 worst copyright decisions in 2020 and, with the jury verdict, called it a loss for bodily autonomy and free speech. However, the important thing to know is that there was no doubt that Take-Two did copy the tattoos in question and there was no question of Alexander’s ownership of them.

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There’s More to Copyright Than Financial Incentives, Internet Archive Argues in Court

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The organization literally archives key parts of the Internet, copying older versions of websites to preserve them for future generations. The organization doesn’t license authorized digital copies from publishers; instead, its books are scanned and digitized in-house. IA has plenty of other archive projects too.

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