The deal follows an early defeat for the Archive in a copyright lawsuit with publishers this spring, and a judge will need to settle a dispute over its exact scope. But it’s a potential short-term resolution while the Internet Archive pursues an appeal. As the Archive explains:
We expect that, at least while the appeal is pending, there will be changes to our lending program, but the full scope of those changes is a question pending with the district court. We will provide an update on those changes once the district court decision is final.
Our fight is far from over — We remain steadfast in our belief that libraries should be able to own, preserve, and lend digital books outside of the confines of temporary licensed access. We believe that the judge made errors of law and fact in the decision, and we will appeal.
