> existential threat https://www.vox.com/platform/amp/2020/6/23/21293875/internet-archive-website-lawsuit-open-library-wayback-machine-controversy-copyright ht

> existential threat https://www.vox.com/platform/amp/2020/6/23/21293875/internet-archive-website-lawsuit-open-library-wayback-machine-controversy-copyright https://www.vox.com/platform/amp/2020/6/23/21293875/internet... "it only asks for a halt to the practice of copying books for loan in the Open Library itself, not the entire IA" "the lawsuit takes pains to clarify that the publishers aren’t trying to shut down the rest of the Internet Archive" "the lawsuit seeks financial damages only for the sharing of 127 books under copyright" "the most the Internet Archive would have to pay would be $19 million — essentially equivalent to one year of operating revenue, according to IA tax documents. That’s a huge setback, but for the IA, a tech nonprofit that relies heavily on grants and public donations, it’s not the major death blow it might seem to be."