7 They lied, and ruined a good thing intentionally (arstechnica.com) posted 1 year ago by Michalusmichalus 1 year ago by Michalusmichalus +7 / -0 Book publishers with surging profits struggle to prove Internet Archive hurt sales A federal judge will soon decide if digital lending violates copyright laws. 5 comments share 5 comments share save hide report block hide replies
Seems like COVID was the starting gun for being grimy.
The covid rules made the publishing companies file that the IA was stealing money from them. Anyone using a library that already paid for the book or piracy isn't the publishers audience. They're just too stupid to care.