Looks like journalist, author Suzanne Shell has reached a successful
resolution with Internet Archive. Internet archive admits that Suzanne Shell
has
valid copyright protections in place on her website and published materials.
Ms. Shell was a pro se litigant against four attorneys, each representing
internet archive. Kudos to Suzanne Shell!

Poster: brewster Date: April 25, 2007 12:25:47pm Forum:
_announcements _
(http://www.archive.org/iathreads/forum-display.php?forum=announcements)
Subject: Lawsuit Settled
Internet Archive and Suzanne Shell Settle Lawsuit
Denver, CO, April 25, 2007.

Internet Archive, a library of historical Web site content, and Suzanne
Shell, the author and owner of the Web site _www.profane-justice.org_
(http://www.profane-justice.org/) , jointly announced today the settlement of
their
lawsuit, which stemmed from the archiving of Ms. Shell’s Web site in Internet
Archive’s
Wayback Machine. The parties’ lawsuit, which began in January of 2006,
involved Internet Archive seeking a
judicial declaration that it did not infringe Ms. Shell’s copyright when it
preserved and made publicly available the _www.profane-justice.org_
(http://www.profane-justice.org/) Web site in its Wayback Machine and Ms.
Shell
seeking to hold Internet Archive liable for copyright infringement, breach of
contract, civil theft, conversion and racketeering. Internet Archive and Ms.
Shell
are both pleased that they have been able to reach an amicable resolution
that is in both parties’ best interests.

The Internet Archive said, “Internet Archive has no interest in including
materials in the Wayback Machine of persons who do not wish to have their Web
content archived. We recognize that Ms. Shell has a valid and enforceable
copyright in her Web site and we regret that the inclusion of her Web site in
the
Wayback Machine resulted in this litigation. We are happy to have this case
behind us.” “I respect the historical value of Internet Archive’s goal. I
never intended to interfere with that goal nor cause it any harm,” said Ms.
Shell.

Both parties sincerely regret any turmoil that the lawsuit may have caused
for the other. Neither Internet Archive nor Ms. Shell condones any conduct
which may have caused harm to either party arising out of the public attention
to this lawsuit. The parties have not engaged in such conduct and request
that the public response to the amicable resolution of this litigation be
consistent with their wishes that no further harm or turmoil be caused to
either
party.

About Internet Archive

Internet Archive is a 501(c)(3) non-profit that was founded to build an “
Internet library,” with the purpose of offering permanent access for
researchers, historians, and scholars to historical collections that exist in
digital
format. Founded in 1996 and located in the Presidio of San Francisco, the
Archive has been receiving data donations from Alexa Internet and others.
Internet Archive now includes texts, audio, moving images, and software as well
as
archived Web pages in its collections.

About Suzanne Shell

Suzanne Shell is an author, activist and legal consultant. She is the
Director of American Family Advocacy Center, dedicated to promoting and
protecting
the Fundamental Human Right to Family Association. She is also the founder of
Family Rights Advocacy Institute, the educational division of Families First
Partnership, a 501(c)(3) non profit, which provides Continuing Legal
Education training to legal professionals who practice in the arena of child
welfare, as well as developing and providing public education and information
about
family rights. She owns and maintains the Web site _www.profane-justice.org_
(http://www.profane-justice.org/) that houses her copyrighted content,
including 16 years’ worth of her research, experience, expertise and testing.
Ms.
Shell resides in Elbert, Colorado.




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