A federal judge on Monday will weigh pleas by four major book publishers to stop an online lending library from freely offering digital copies of books
, in a case that raises novel questions about digital-library rights and the reach of copyright law that protects the work of writers and publishers.
Nonprofit organization Internet Archive created the digital books, building its collection by scanning physical book copies in its possession. It lends the digital versions to readers worldwide, with more than three million digitized books on offer. Titles range from Stephen King’s scary bestseller “It” to Kristin Hannah’s historical novel “The Nightingale.”
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