Share Your Story: What does the court's opinion in Hachette v. Internet Archive mean to you?

The publishers' lawsuit against the Internet Archive (Hachette v. Internet Archive) has resulted in the removal of more than 500,000 books from our lending library, including over 1,300 banned and challenged titles. The appellate court gave its opinion in favor of the publishers on September 4, 2024.

We want to hear from you! How does the court's opinion and losing access to these books affect your reading or research? What does it mean to you that these 500,000+ books are no longer available? Please share your story below.

Your feedback may be featured in our blog posts and other communications to highlight the impact of this significant loss on our library community.

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