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Arctic__Fox t1_jdv7pip wrote

Reply to comment by hawkxp71 in Internet Archive Loses Lawsuit Over Ebook Copyright Infringement. Here’s What to Know... by Halaku

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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