My thoughts exactly, thanks for summing up so nicely. (upvoted) IA's decision was apparently done with good intentions and under extraordinary circumstances.

My thoughts exactly, thanks for summing up so nicely. (upvoted) IA's decision was apparently done with good intentions and under extraordinary circumstances. The "open sharing" was not meant to be permanent, and anyway has been discontinued. IA never sold the content for profit so any "harm" should be similarly limited. Publishers would generate nothing but good karma by dropping their lawsuit. As an author it is more valuable to me to know my words and ideas are being preserved so they can be read and absorbed by future generations. Trying to extract every last dollar from such works undermines the pursuit of knowledge and human potential.