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We store books in public libraries even if they aren't public domain and authors can do nothing to prevent them from doing so.
by ImprobableTruth 5y ago
We store books in public libraries even if they aren't public domain and authors can do nothing to prevent them from doing so.
- rat9988 5y agoIf you buy the book, you have an authorization to do so. But you can't put copies of it.
- Mezzie 5y agoYou do if you're an archive, actually.
- ghaff 5y agoFirst sale doctrine in the US. If I buy a physical book, I can give it, loan it, throw it in the trash, etc. This doesn't apply to making electronic copies--see what happened with Google Books for example.