One at a Time: What is Controlled Digital Lending?

Carolyn Wimbly Martin and Ethan Barr

On June 1, 2020, various publishing companies filed a lawsuit against the Internet Archive’s “Open Library” and National Emergency Library projects, alleging that the organization willfully engaged in digital piracy while collecting significant revenue from libraries that paid for their scanning services. Hachette Book Group, Inc. et al v. Internet Archive et al., Case Number […]

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Will the New Administration Spell New Hope for Protecting Native American Cultural Property?

There are many reasons for Native Americans, and especially Native American women, to rejoice at the nomination of Rep. Deb Haaland (D.- N.M.) to serve as Secretary of the Interior. Rep. Haaland, an enrolled member of the Pueblo of Laguna, who also has Jemez Pueblo heritage, is one of the first Native American women to […]

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