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Many countries pay copyright owners for library lending (the UK for example through the public lending right).
by Mindwipe 6y ago
Many countries pay copyright owners for library lending (the UK for example through the public lending right).
- mcguire 6y agoIn the US, libraries buy the books, etc., they lend, or pay for license agreements for digital media.
- Mindwipe 6y agoUK libraries buy the books and pay additionally for every lend, as it should be.
- mcguire 6y ago"...as it should be." Hey, don't try to convince me. I spend most of the hundreds of dollars I pay for books every year at used book stores and things like estate sales. I am literally Satan.
- Nemo_bis 6y agoSame here. What publishers give to authors is practically zero, so if you want the author to get any money you're better off sending them a donation directly.