The Internet Archive was founded in 1996 with the goal of documenting online history by archiving public web pages on its “ Wayback Machine.” Established as a nonprofit with the stated objective of providing “universal access to all knowledge,” it has since extended its collections to include information that didn’t originate on the internet, including books, movies, software and audio files. He noted that if the Archive’s practices became widespread, they could seriously threaten the potential market for copyrighted works. “IA’s distribution of e-book copies of the works in suit without a license deprives the publishers of revenues to which they are entitled as the copyright holders,” Koeltl, a Clinton appointee, wrote in his 47-page ruling. Judge John Koeltl of the Southern District of New York found that the Archive’s Open Libraries project, under which users could “borrow” purchased and scanned e-books - one user per book at a time - did not qualify as fair use.

NEW YORK - The online library known as the Internet Archive took a big hit on Friday when a federal judge in New York granted summary judgment to a group of publishers who said that its lending practices infringe on copyrights.

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