: 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 2005, the Internet Archive became the focal point of a significant cultural and legal debate regarding digital preservation versus copyright, primarily due to its ambitions and the mass digitization efforts of the Open Content Alliance (OCA) . The Rise of Digital "Piracy" Concerns internet archive pirates 2005
Whether you view it as a sanctuary for history or a "pirate" operation, 2005 was the year the world realized the was more than just a novelty—it was a legal lightning rod. : In later years, major book publishers like