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Originally Posted by HarryT
Those are on CD, right? Lending a physical product is very different to lending a digital one. DRM is useful for digital lending simply to ensure that the library only lends the item the number of times simultaneously that they've bought a licence for, and that the usage rights expire when they licence says they should. The DRM is a benefit from both the library AND the publisher's viewpoints.
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The library only cares about DRM because the publishers force them to. From the library's point of view, removing the DRM schemes would let books be read on any device, allow for greater library self-sufficiency (not dependent on any DRM services to function), lower tech support costs (because DRM is confusing and is prone to issues), and would likely mean a different pricing scheme from the publishers themselves.