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I didn't think of the legal costs, they'd have to wait 70 years past the authors death to release it freely?
by werber 11y ago
I didn't think of the legal costs, they'd have to wait 70 years past the authors death to release it freely?
- mfoy_ 11y agoForget legal costs for a second, the man hours required to digitize a sizable collection is no trivial matter. From what it sounds like, the collection this guy was looting from was huge. I doubt the organization had such a generous budget that they could afford such a project.
- kragen 11y agoThe person-hours required to digitize a sizable collection is, generously, maybe 12¢ per page. See my breakdown upthread.