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Originally Posted by BWinmill
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.
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I think publishers and media companies agree.
It's not piracy, but if it's done by government they should pay. Or publishers and others should have the right to not allow this usages of their products... Compensation for lending isn't a bad thing if it's resonable.