 According to Andy Blunden, a volunteer at the Marxists Internet Archive, L&W allowed the website to publish material from the MECW around 2005, but it was always an option of the publishers to revoke permission.This finally happened at the end of April 2014 when the publishers asked via email for the deletion of 1,662 files from the website threatening legal action if MIA did not comply.Lawrence and Wishart has argued that the free reprints on MIA will affect its plans to issue MECW in a digital version in the near future, and its action is purely to ensure that it remains in business.