Thread: Publishers vs. Libraries: An E-Book Tug of War
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Old 12-29-2011, 09:03 PM   #82
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How can blockbuster rent a movie for two bucks when the same DVD can be taken out of the library for free?
It can't, except in terms of what the library can afford to offer the community.

Libraries basically result in lost sales, and this is done as a public good.


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Does fair use cover copying of Consumer Reports ratings and reviews?
No


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RIAA sues people for downloading an album over the internet but has no problem with people ripping a cd borrored from their public library.
They do have a problem with it. They just can't do anything about it.

The CD standard was created years before the idea of international distribution of easy, free and 100% perfect digital copies entered anyone's mind.
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