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Wouldn't the small sharing libraries also be at risk under a system with more power held by copyright owners?

• swebs 7y ago
  No copies are being made, so no. Keep in mind we're talking about physical books, not filesharing.
  • jmiserez 7y ago
    Of course there are no physical restrictions with books, but legal restrictions can be created at any time. Just imagine physical books suddenly having EULA-like first pages that would forbid you from loaning them out. In fact, this has been tried before: https://law.stackexchange.com/questions/2059/why-were-books-never-published-with-a-eula/2266#2266 https://law.stackexchange.com/questions/2059/why-were-books-...
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• ultrarunner 7y ago
  Insofar as copyright owners are empowered by the system currently in place (e.g. DMCA) a system with less authoritarian power available to lobbyists may have the exact opposite effect. Same caveats as above apply.