The major record labels have settled a copyright infringement lawsuit filed against the Internet Archive over its Great 78 Project., The legal battle revolved around the Archive's effort to preserve and digitize 78 rpm records After a two-year legal battle, the Internet Archive and a conglomeration of major labels have settled a $621 million copyright infringement lawsuit. As reported by Rolling Stone, the decision came to light , The Internet Archive has reached a settlement with a coalition of music publishers in a lawsuit concerning its Great 78 Project. The initiative aimed to preserve early music recordings captured on fragile shellac records. This legal battle had pitted the Internet Archive against some of the industry's major players, including UMG Recordings, Capitol Records, and…, The Internet Archive and several major labels settle a lawsuit over digitizing old vinyl records from Frank Sinatra, Ella Fitzgerald and others., The massive legal battle centered around the Archive's efforts to preserve, digitize, and share 78 rpm shellac records, .