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Originally Posted by Ekaros
If you think about it, public lending is like piracy, only you circulate the same copy
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According to that logic, you would have to criminalize:
- used book stores, since they do not distribute their profits to authors
- thrift stores, since their proceeds go to charities rather than authors
- public schools, since they effectively lend books to students
etc.
Not only that, but that logic is also a fundamental violation of property rights and I wonder why it couldn't be applied to almost anything. After all, lending a car to a friend represents a lost sale to automakers. Selling a blender because you decided that you really don't need it represents a lost sale to kitchen appliance manufacturers.
etc.