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> Especially if they haven't even paid the copyright holder the regular fee to read the work They have though. All the works scanned were either purchased by g
by jacobr1 11y ago
> Especially if they haven't even paid the copyright holder the regular fee to read the work
They have though. All the works scanned were either purchased by google in hardcopy form, or scanned in partnership with libraries that had purchased the books.
- kybernetikos 11y agoIf I borrowed from a library and kept a complete scan of the book when returning it, copyright law would still apply. Libraries as far as I know do not have the right to authorise third parties to copy entirities of others work.