Internet Archive National Emergency Library launch (2020-03-24)

CTL-E-4059 · Event · other · 2020

PROVISIONAL evidence grade of this record

Internet Archive opens the National Emergency Library with unlimited simultaneous e-book borrowing during COVID-19 library closures; it closes June 16, 2020 after publishers sue.

Notes

RELP92 supporting event entity; events.json CTL-EVT-022016.

Relationships

Internet Archive cyberattack and data breach (2024-10-09) — related to
The 2024 cyberattack struck the same Internet Archive whose National Emergency Library had drawn the 2020 publisher lawsuit.
Wayback Machine public launch (2001-10-24) — related to
The National Emergency Library and the Wayback Machine are both Internet Archive programs; the NEL opened March 24, 2020 and closed June 16, 2020 after publishers sued.

Referenced by

Hachette v. Internet Archive ruling (2023-03-25) — related to → this record

Sources

WHRO/NPR - A judge sided with publishers in lawsuit over the Internet Archive's online library (2023-03-26)
Library Journal - Internet Archive Loses Appeal in Copyright Case (2024-09-04)

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