The Internet Archive, which creates e-books by scanning print versions, includes 3.6 million copyrighted books in its online database, according to the court opinion.

The Internet Archive has lost a major legal battle—in a decision that could have a significant impact on the future of internet history. Today, the US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit ...

But the Internet Archive is currently available in read-only mode, meaning that features like uploading media, borrowing books, interlibrary loans, and several other services aren’t available yet.

This year the Internet Archive turns 25. It’s best known for its pioneering role in archiving the internet through the Wayback Machine, which allows users to see how websites looked in the past.

In the pandemic emergency, Brewster Kahle’s Internet Archive freely lent out digital scans of its library. Publishers sued. Owning a book means something different now.

The Internet Archive, thanks to its designation by California Sen. Alex Padilla, joins a network of over 1,100 libraries that make government documents accessible to the public.