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But all this realistically does is concentrate wealth further. Now Google reaps all the rewards of the content produced. How is this fair?

• harryh 11y ago
  All the users of Google Books (millions of people) also reap rewards. And anyone else is free to do the same thing Google is doing.
  • Gargoyle 11y ago
    Am I free to go into university libraries and copy every book they own?
    • deleted 11y ago
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    • harryh 11y ago
      Yes.
      • Gargoyle 11y ago
        Well, no. No, I am not. Try it. See how it goes.
        • harryh 11y ago
          1) Go to library 2) Check out a stack of books 3) Go home 4) Make copies of them 5) Return books to library 6) Repeat many times You'll be just fine.
          • cbr 11y ago
            The cheap way to scan books is destructive scanning, though.