> Now, with the Internet allowing practically infinite lending, should the policy be different? Probably. Well sure. The question is whether something that ha

> Now, with the Internet allowing practically infinite lending, should the policy be different? Probably. Well sure. The question is whether something that has no inherent cost (electronic duplication) should have an artificial cost imposed on it for no apparent reason. The answer is clearly no. > Btw,AFAIK DVD rentals work this way: Netflix can't rent out more than 100 times or so before paying for a new copy. Please correct me if I'm wrong. Any DVD purchaser can lend them, just as any book purchaser can lend them. This has been litigated.