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The 2005 expansion introduced a radical new interpretation of copyright law. Kahle’s vision was to provide a non-commercial alternative to Google Books, grounded in "information-wants-to-be-free" ideals. While the Archive viewed itself as a modern digital library, rightsholders increasingly viewed it through a different lens:

But the Archive also allowed users to upload files. And that is where the pirates docked their ships. internet archive pirates 2005

: Also in 2005, European courts began setting precedents regarding file-sharing, such as a Dutch court ruling that ISPs did not have to divulge subscriber information for alleged piracy unless an unlawful act was proven beyond a reasonable doubt. The 2005 expansion introduced a radical new interpretation

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