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Originally Posted by Good Old Neon
Not really, libraries loaning out books is entirely legal. It would be more like file-sharing if libraries received one copy, printed up millions of copies and then made them freely available for the taking. All it takes is one file-sharer to post one copy of a book on the web and then bam, it’s available anywhere and everywhere at no charge.
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So what if it's legal? We're talking about morality and what
should be legal not what
is legal right now.
I still can't see the difference unless you live in one of the very few countries where libraries pay royalties when a book is lent out.