The Latest Breaking News from Internet Archive

The internet's memory is under threat

The Internet Archive, which is the best shot at permanence for online content that is all too fragile, is facing major legal threats.

Fortune · Jun 25, 2024

'Devastating loss': Digital lending library, Internet Archive, removes 500,000 books after being sued by publishers

It's hoped that a successful appeal will allow Internet Archive to restore its full listing and continue lending the books.

PC Gamer · Jun 24, 2024

Internet Archive facing sustained cyber attacks — nonprofit struggles with 'impactful, targeted, adaptive' DDoS campaign

The Internet Archive has been facing sustained cyber attacks since Sunday. At the same time, it is being sued by the US book publishing and US recording industries associations.

Tom’s Hardware · May 29, 2024

Someone needs to save the Internet Archives from the lawyers and I have an idea

It's time for the US Library of Congress to buy the Internet Archive before the lawyers destroy our online history.

TechRadar · Aug 15, 2023

BBC gets fresh summons over Modi documentary

Delhi’s Rohini Court on July 7 issued fresh notices to the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), Wikimedia Foundation and U.S.-based digital library Internet Archive in a defamation case over the two-part documentary on Prime Minister Narendra Modi

The Hindu · Jul 7, 2023

Delhi court summons BBC, Wikimedia Foundation and Internet Archive over ‘defamation’

Hearing a defamation case by a BJP leader, a Delhi court on Wednesday issued summons to the BBC over the banned documentary India: The Modi Question.

Newslaundry · May 3, 2023

In the Internet Archive Lawsuit, a Win for Publishers May Come at a Cost for Readers Everywhere

The US court’s decision means that digital lending has become a pressing question for libraries and readers

The Walrus · Apr 26, 2023

Internet Archive is getting sued - have we learned nothing from history?

The Internet Archive is hailed as a revolution in knowledge-sharing and preservation by some, and nothing but well-funded piracy by others.

TechRadar · Apr 8, 2023

Internet Archive Loses Lawsuit Over National Emergency Library, Will Appeal

Plus: "Sensitivity readers" rewrite Agatha Christie, a Little Free Library battle, and more...

Reason · Mar 27, 2023

A judge sided with publishers in a lawsuit over the Internet Archive's online library

The nonprofit, which has a mission to provide "universal access to all knowledge," says it will appeal the ruling.

WEKU · Mar 26, 2023