: In later years, major book publishers like Hachette and HarperCollins described the Archive's Open Library as "willful digital piracy on an industrial scale".
In October 2005, the Internet Archive, a digital library dedicated to preserving cultural artifacts, released a collection of over 100,000 free e-books, songs, movies, and software. This collection, aptly titled "Pirate's Treasure," was made possible through a partnership with the Monterey County Free Libraries and was initially intended to showcase the Archive's capabilities. internet archive pirates 2005
By 2005 standards, this was a radical position. Most lawyers thought they were crazy. : In later years, major book publishers like
