Thread: HarperCollins to libraries: we will nuke your ebooks after 26 checkouts
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Old 02-27-2011, 07:08 PM   #26
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Lending books is not a dis-respect of copyright. You can lend a book you own, you just can't make copies of it without the copyright holders consent. Digital books are different though, because they are not owned by the user. When you purchase an ebook (or any digital media) you are licensing the right to use the book under certain conditions, such as being only able to read it on a specific device. I might be wrong, but I don't think libraries need deals with publishers to lend out physical books.
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