> controlled digital lending That's pretty much what I was suggesting, mentioning copyright rules wrt fair use etc. Does it make sense that a library has 3 di

> controlled digital lending That's pretty much what I was suggesting, mentioning copyright rules wrt fair use etc. Does it make sense that a library has 3 digital copies of a book so that only 2 readers and a single teacher can check it out at once, with other teachers waiting for a spare copy for lesson preparation? Some update or codification based on the status of the borrower might be useful. I think it makes sense for society to have unlimited copies available for teachers, journalists, etc as necessary to perform their roles. So this would mean some borrowers can borrow regardless of the stock on hand, while others have to wait in line. The logical extension of this is we could have titles where the library has paid nothing or a nominal bulk fee, meaning regular users cannot check out copies but the above users could.