Major book publishers defeat Internet Archive appeal over digital scanning

Sep 4th, 13:18:31

By Jonathan Stempel

NEW YORK (Reuters) - A U.S. appeals court sided with four major book publishers that accused the nonprofit Internet Archive of illegally scanning copyrighted works and lending them to the public online for free and without permission.

The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Manhattan agreed with Hachette Book Group, HarperCollins Publishers, John Wiley & Sons and Penguin Random House that the archive's "large scale" copying and distribution of entire books did not amount to "fair use."

Publishers accused the nonprofit of infringing copyrights in 127 books from authors like Malcolm Gladwell, C.S. Lewis, Toni Morrison, J.D. Salinger and Elie Wiesel, by making the books freely available through its Free Digital Library.

The archive, which hosts more than 3.2 million copies of copyrighted books on its website, contended that the library was transformative because it made lending more convenient and served the public interest by promoting "access to knowledge."

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Blinken to travel to Haiti to shore up security mission backing

WASHINGTON/MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken will visit Haiti on Thursday, a senior U.S. official said, as Washington seeks to solidify the U.N.-backed security mission in the Caribbean country that has been ravaged by gang violence.

Brian Nichols, U.S. assistant secretary of state for Western Hemisphere affairs, said Blinken will meet with Haitian Prime Minister Garry Conille and the transition council before traveling to the Dominican Republic.

Nichols, speaking to reporters on Wednesday, called on the rest of the international community to step forward with more financial contributions so the existing force - which is led by Kenya - can continue and additional nations can deploy units.

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