[Ads-l] Internet Archive

[Ben Zimmer]

I'm guessing that any loss of functionality can be attributed to Internet
Archive coming to grips with their ongoing legal issues. After losing a
copyright infringement case against four publishers, the publishers
announced on Friday that "they had negotiated a deal with the archive that
would remove all their copyright books from the site." From the NYTimes:

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/13/business/media/internet-archive-emergency-lending-library.html

The IA blog says, "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."

https://blog.archive.org/2023/08/11/our-fight-is-far-from-over/


On Sun, Aug 13, 2023 at 5:16 PM Shapiro, Fred <fred.shapiro at yale.edu> wrote:

> I have had the same experience with Internet Archve the last few days.
>
> Fred Shapiro
>
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> From: American Dialect Society <ADS-L at LISTSERV.UGA.EDU> on behalf of Bill
> Mullins <amcombill at HOTMAIL.COM>
> Sent: Saturday, August 12, 2023 10:10 PM
> To: ADS-L at LISTSERV.UGA.EDU <ADS-L at LISTSERV.UGA.EDU>
> Subject: Internet Archive
>
> I just tried some searches on the Internet Archive (specifically, checking
> antedatings for "zero gravity").  None of the filters or sorts seem to be
> working.
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