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Originally Posted by tompe
A paperbook does not expire but they are not giving me the book. A condition for lending the book could be that you erase it when you have read it. So the are then not giving the book away.
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The analog equivalent to the digital concept of expirations would be those overdue fees.
Currently, there are Open Epubs offered through OverDrive -- a
tiny minority, oftentimes drek, not by anny of the major publishers, and I would guess that large numbers of patrons that check out one of these books do not bother to delete them. Despite the fact that it is a requirement.
Lack of restrictions works out well for something that belongs to you and isn't supposed to have restrictions. Library books are supposed to have restrictions. It is the only place where DRM actually makes perfect sense
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Originally Posted by tompe
Even if that was true what is the problem? You cannot give the book away since that is copyright infringement. In what way does this hurt the library?
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The problem is that you cannot keep the book either, since that too is copyright infringement.
And no, it has nothing to do with hurting the library, and everything to do with hurting the publisher and author.