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Originally Posted by stonetools
There is no evidence of publishers moving to put GREATER restrictions on library lending than what now exists, is what I should have said.
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Well yes, if you can just dismiss past restrictions as not relevant then that becomes an easy point to support. The truth is ebook lending has gotten more restrictive as time has gone by. I see no reason why this trend won't continue.
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Originally Posted by stonetools
All of that does not constitute a movement by "publishers" to limit library lending-quite the contrary.
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To the contrary? How so? The fact that publishers have placed restrictions on ebook lending shows that there isn't a movement by publishers to place limits? How do you figure, and why put publishers in quotes?
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Originally Posted by stonetools
If you cannot understand why some local jurisdictions may not extend ebook lending privileges to non-tax payers..... I can't help you.
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If you refuse to read what I actually wrote, and have to call someone stupid as a result then I have nothing further to discuss with you. I didn't say I didn't understand it. I said local tax laws aren't relevant to restrictions publishers are placing on ebook lending and they aren't. They're a totally separate subject that has nothing to do with this one.
Tax laws may result in a similar situation where books can't be lent depending on where you live, but other than that it's utterly irrelevant to the discussion of restrictions ebook publishers are placing on libraries.