Soon after, the archive shut down the library.
It claimed that CDL has cost their companies millions of dollars and is a threat to their businesses.
The judge also ruled that the Internet Archive produced derivative works that required permission from the copyright holder.
We will keep fighting for the traditional right of libraries to own, lend, and preserve books.
We will continue our work as a library.
This ruling is a blow for libraries, readers, and authors and we plan to appeal it.
source: www.techworm.net