Summary
     * More than 500,000 books have been taken out of lending as a result
       of [1]Hachette v. Internet Archive, the publishers’ lawsuit against
       our library, including [2]more than 1,300 banned and challenged
       books.
     * We are appealing the decision that led to these takedowns in an
       effort to restore access to these books for all of our patrons.

   Books that are shown as “Borrow Unavailable” mean they cannot be
   borrowed by our patrons, including books you may have previously read
   or consulted.

   In 2020, our library was sued by four of the world’s largest
   publishers—Hachette, HarperCollins, Penguin Random House, and Wiley—for
   lending books via the library practice known as controlled digital
   lending. That lawsuit, [3]Hachette v. Internet Archive, is currently on
   appeal after the lower court (the United States District Court for the
   Southern District of New York) heard the case and ruled in favor of the
   publishers. In this decision against our library, Judge Koeltl issued
   an injunction that limits what we can do with our digitized
   books—namely, we can [4]no longer lend those books to our patrons. The
   injunction does not affect our accessibility program—the removed books
   are still available to [5]patrons with print disabilities.

   Additionally, the Association of American Publishers (AAP), the
   [6]trade organization behind the lawsuit, worked with some of its
   member publishers (listed below) that were not named in the lawsuit to
   demand that we remove their books from our library.

   As a result, more than 500,000 books in our collection are not
   currently available for borrowing, including [7]more than 1,300 banned
   and challenged books. We understand that this is a devastating loss for
   our patrons, and [8]we are fighting back through the courts to restore
   access to these books. Fortunately, other countries and
   [9]international library organizations are moving to support controlled
   digital lending. We appreciate your patience and understanding as we
   fight this long battle. For inquiries, please contact patron services
   at [10]info@archive.org.

   Plaintiff Publishers
     * Hachette Book Group
     * HarperCollins
     * Penguin Random House
     * Wiley

   Other Publishers Coordinated by the Association of American Publishers
   (AAP)
     * American Chemical Society
     * American Reading Company
     * BiggerPockets Publishing
     * Bloomsbury
     * Bookpress Publishing
     * Cambridge University Press
     * Chronicle Books
     * De Gruyter
     * Elsevier
     * Fordham University Press
     * Getty Publications
     * Hansen Publishing Group
     * Harvard University Press
     * Holiday House-Peachtree-Pixel+Ink
     * Imbrifex Books
     * Lynne Rienner Publishers
     * Macmillan
     * MedMaster
     * Melville House Publishing
     * Moody Publishers
     * Pearson
     * Princeton University Press
     * Sage Publications
     * Scholastic
     * Simon & Schuster
     * Springer
     * Taylor & Francis
     * Teacher Created Materials
     * The American University in Cairo Press
     * University of California Press
     * University of Chicago Press
     * University of Massachusetts Press
     * University of Minnesota Press
     * University of Texas Press
     * University of Wisconsin Press
     * University Press of Colorado
     * Valancourt Books
     * W. W. Norton & Company
     * Wesleyan University Press
     * Wolters Kluwer
     * Yale University Press

References

   1. https://www.eff.org/cases/hachette-v-internet-archive
   2. https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/e/2PACX-1vR_xj-6SeGMCA7Mg2s-N4xbGKIQrG3XI9l0NuZz-AxQ-9TyjkKz28JP6UpsxKX_YSOreDtOG7mWMUD2/pubhtml?gid=0&single=true
   3. https://www.eff.org/cases/hachette-v-internet-archive
   4. https://blog.archive.org/2023/08/17/what-the-hachette-v-internet-archive-decision-means-for-our-library/
   5. https://archive.org/details/printdisabled?tab=about
   6. https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/publisher-news/article/90289-maria-pallante-copyright-crusader.html
   7. https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/e/2PACX-1vR_xj-6SeGMCA7Mg2s-N4xbGKIQrG3XI9l0NuZz-AxQ-9TyjkKz28JP6UpsxKX_YSOreDtOG7mWMUD2/pubhtml?gid=0&single=true
   8. https://blog.archive.org/2023/12/15/internet-archive-defends-digital-rights-for-libraries/
   9. https://www.ifla.org/news/ifla-releases-a-statement-on-controlled-digital-lending/
  10. mailto:info@archive.org