Today, a hearing in a New York federal court will address the lawsuit Hachette v. Internet Archive, which could determine the future of library ebooks. The case revolves around whether libraries can rely on temporary digital licenses from publishers or if they can scan and lend their own copies. The lawsuit targets the Internet Archive's Open Library program, accusing it of violating copyright law by allowing users to check out digitized copies of physical books. The outcome could have significant implications for the concept of controlled digital lending (CDL), which allows libraries to digitize copies of books in their collections and offer access to them as ebooks on a one-to-one basis. The ruling may also impact attempts to repurpose physical books without publisher approval and could potentially threaten other parts of the Internet Archive's operations, such as the Wayback Machine.