Courts and regulators in different jurisdictions are converging against controlled digital lending. A Belgian geo‑blocking order arrives on the heels of U.S. publishers’ federal win against the Internet Archive’s Open Library, narrowing room for library‑style digitization and lending at scale.
— This suggests a broader legal realignment that could curtail digital library access globally, shaping how culture is preserved and accessed online.
BeauHD
2025.12.03
82% relevant
Both pieces concern the fragility of digital access and the legal/market pressures that push cultural content out of circulation; the article’s examples of titles disappearing during mergers (HBO Max/Discovery+) and IP disputes (The People’s Joker) concretely echo the broader problem that drove litigation and enforcement trends over controlled digital lending and platform access.
msmash
2025.10.09
100% relevant
Belgium’s order requiring the Internet Archive to block listed books for Belgian users, alongside the prior U.S. federal court ruling against Open Library.
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