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Arctic__Fox t1_jdv3ytb wrote

Reply to comment by DruidicCupcakes in Internet Archive Loses Lawsuit Over Ebook Copyright Infringement. Here’s What to Know... by Halaku

Huh. I always was under the impression that royalties weren’t earned on library lending. Interesting to learn about this.

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hawkxp71 t1_jdv5njz wrote

They don't ON the lend. They do ON the single library purchase.

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Arctic__Fox t1_jdv7pip wrote

I’m referring to the UK Public Lending Rights Scheme of 1979 which supposedly does lead to royalties per loan.

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hawkxp71 t1_jdv9aey wrote

OK. I was talking in the US, for printed books. Since this article was based on a us lawsuit

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smallstuffedhippo t1_jdvh4e6 wrote

As I’ve commented up-thread to someone else, the IA made books available worldwide, so they defrauded authors globally, as the UK isn’t the only country to pay authors per loan.

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