IA is still operating under the misunderstanding that the US is not just several large corporations in a trench coat.
I’ll share what a Harvard professor and copyright lawyer sent me in an email:
I write with a gloomy update for the Hachette v. Internet Archive appeal in the 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals: The court affirmed the lower court’s decision about CDL, and ruled that Internet Archive’s Open Libraires program was NOT a fair use.
One shining moment though, was that the court ruled that a “Donate Now” button does not indicate “commercial use” for purposes of the fair use argument. (Phew!)
There is more to unpack here, but we will be hosting a series of CFR talks in the coming weeks to discuss the decision and it’s implications.
And somehow wikileaks is still up with terabytes of classified information.
Maybe IA needs to become a ‘journalist’
Wikileaks (sunshine press) is based in Iceland
TL:DR what does this mean?
