[Giggleton]

Greetings,

I was just wondering at what point does the knowledge contained within an ebook become so valuable as to invoke eminent domain, meaning the public has a right to appropiate the content of said ebook for the public good?

As for myself I view all books as equally valuable and all should therefore be freely shared.

What would it take for a reasonable/logical person to invoke the public's right to knowledge in the ebook form?

Please consider that it might be difficult to gauge the worth of a particular text if you do not have the resources (monetary or otherwise) to access the text.

Is a fixed term copyright enough to ensure access to all knowledge for everyone?

Surely there should be exceptions if we are to continue the copyright regime. "Scientific/Technical" books are easy to make exceptions for because of their inherently educational nature, but the fictional narrative has been argued as being educational as well, perhaps even more so.

Does someone have to draw the line for these exceptions? Or has the digital made the line obsolete?