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Originally Posted by John F
The libraries can't legally "tell" a library they can only have one copy of a pbooks since they are buying a physical item, and fair use comes into play.
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Nitpick, it is first sale doctrine, not fail use.
Copyright simply doesn't come into play with pBook lending.
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17 U.S. Code § 109 (a)
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Notwithstanding the provisions of section 106(3), the owner of a particular copy or phonorecord lawfully made under this title, or any person authorized by such owner, is entitled, without the authority of the copyright owner, to sell or otherwise dispose of the possession of that copy or phonorecord.
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