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History trumps out-of-print authors' concerns
Historically, this is an important thing, preserving important out-of-print books digitally for generations to come.
In the grand scheme of history, nobody in a century or two is going to care that a few out-of-print authors didn't wring every last cent out of their formerly published material. They're just going to appreciate that some kind of record of it was kept in an easily accessible fashion. That's why I side with Google on these kind of matters, at least they're making the effort.
Just another perspective to consider.
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