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Originally Posted by Alanon
I'm not sure that most digital libraries actually honour the "one copy" rule, except, until recently, Open Library? At least, none of the digital services I used seemed to.
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Actual libraries buy licenses for digital eBooks from the publishers, they do not scan their own copies.
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Outside these caveats, I can't see how the publishers/authors are damaged here?
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Open Library are distributing copies of some books that could be:
a) Bought in paper, earning revenue for the publisher
b) Bought digitally, earning revenue for the publisher
c) Loaded from a real library, earning revenue for the publisher.
What legitimate purpose is served by the Open Library hosting scans of Terry Pratchett Discworld novels, for example? They are easily available from other places.