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[deleted] t1_jdy2kn4 wrote

As an individual perhaps, but libraries have long had to buy their books (and other media) at the special (much higher) rate intended for lending/rental institutions.

There's also the issue that in this case internet archive had moved away from distributing copyrighted material on a strict 1:1 basis with a corresponding physical copy so this particular case was more complex than the lending of personal property.

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EmbarrassedHelp t1_jdyb1b6 wrote

> There's also the issue that in this case internet archive had moved away from distributing copyrighted material on a strict 1:1 basis with a corresponding physical copy so this particular case was more complex than the lending of personal property.

The judge ruled that this was irrelevant though, which was really stupid. Buying 1 copy should mean that you have one copy to lend out through physical or digital means. It shouldn't matter what form it was in when you bought it.

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[deleted] t1_jdyd2sz wrote

Unfortunately, that's not how IP law works though. Different copies come with different licenses as far as what you can do with them. It is what it is.

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