[SteveEisenberg]

Originally Posted by Tex2002ans

Also see Techdirt's fantastic article on the topic:

Major Publishers Sue The Internet Archive's Digital Library Program In The Midst Of A Pandemic

I agree it is a good article.

Re why Macmillan and S&S didn’t join, I wonder if it’s because the evidence of financial harm is thin enough that opinions, among their internal business analysts, vary.

One thing I would be worried about if I was a publisher — what happens if OpenLibrary starts using higher quality OCR so their eBooks are no longer such a big mess (as the lawsuit acknowledges is true now).

I think the plaintiffs might be wise to settle for OpenLibrary going back to one loan per copy and signing a pledge to never increase their scan quality.