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Internet Archive Loses Lending Lawsuit: What Happened, and What’s Next?

Copyright Lately

The theory behind CDL is that by maintaining a consistent “owned-to-loaned” ratio between physical books and digital copies, libraries can meet the needs of twenty-first-century patrons without violating existing copyright law. million additional books protected by valid copyrights. At least, that’s the theory.

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13 Spooky Copyright Cases, Just in Time for Halloween

Copyright Lately

Faced with the prospect of either pulling Twain’s name from a poorly-reviewed novel that couldn’t stand on its own or turning over the book’s profits, publisher Mitchell Kennerley agreed to cease publication and destroy all remaining copies. You can judge for yourself by downloading a copy of “Jap Herron” here.

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AI-Startup Launches Ever-Expanding Library of Free Stock Photos and Music

TorrentFreak

And what if we could freely use the photos from that site because they’re all in the public domain? These images can be downloaded, used, and shared for free. There are no strings attached as all photos are in the public domain. Monetizing the Public Domain? That would be great.

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