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Internet Archive's big battle with music publishers ends in settlement

(arstechnica.com)
335 points coloneltcb | 2 comments | 15 Sep 25 22:34 UTC | HN request time: 0.414s | source
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josefritzishere ◴[19 Sep 25 13:09 UTC] No.45301292[source]▶
The inability to prove damages normally is the end of a suit. But there is something magic in copyright where judges seem to waive that requirement. This special dispensation seems to be extralegal, and limited to where it serves large copyright holders.
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1. Anduia ◴[19 Sep 25 13:24 UTC] No.45301421[source]▶
See the Copyright Act of 1976. That battle was lost long ago and judges can't ignore statutary damages.
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2. stonogo ◴[19 Sep 25 17:29 UTC] No.45304239[source]▶
The lesson of the 2020s is that judges can do whatever the hell they want.