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Originally Posted by latepaul
The global virtual library idea proposes a deal under which that money would be cut to almost nothing. Why would they go for it?
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They wouldn't. Those who insist that the government intervene and make eBooks the same as physical books when it comes to lending/reselling are not thinking about the logical implications of such an intervention - the existence of a global virtual lending library. And as much as I hate DRM, I can understand why publishers would argue that a "used" eBook is materially identical to a "new" eBook and thus selling/lending is in effect making a whole new copy without the author's permission.