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Weekly News Digest
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August 23, 2022 — In addition to this week's NewsBreaks article and the monthly NewsLink Spotlight, Information Today, Inc. (ITI) offers Weekly News Digests that feature recent product news and company announcements. Watch for additional coverage to appear in the next print issue of Information Today. For other up-to-the-minute news, check out ITI’s Twitter account: @ITINewsBreaks.
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Publishers Weekly Shares Amicus Briefs About the Publishers vs. Internet Archive Lawsuit
Andrew Albanese writes the following in “Supporters, Opponents Weigh In on Internet Archive Copyright Battle” for Publishers Weekly:Is the Internet Archive’s program to scan and lend copies of print library books under an untested legal theory known as controlled digital lending (CDL) wholesale piracy? Or is it a carefully considered and legal effort to preserve the mission of libraries in a digital world that is moving away from ownership to licensed access? With Summary Judgment motions now filed in a closely-watched lawsuit filed by four major publishers over the Internet Archive's scanning program, stakeholders on both sides of the case are weighing in with amicus briefs. For the lists of briefs in support of the publishers and briefs in support of the Internet Archive, read the article.
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