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That is how the IA's controlled digital lending works. For every copy lent out, there's a physical copy of the book sitting unused somewhere owned by the IA or
by boomboomsubban 4y ago
That is how the IA's controlled digital lending works. For every copy lent out, there's a physical copy of the book sitting unused somewhere owned by the IA or affiliates. The only time that wasn't true was during the National Emergency Library.
- ocdtrekkie 4y agoA key point is that IA suspended CDL and decided to lend out unlimited copies during the pandemic. They were probably treading the line with CDL but by demonstrating a willingness to throw out the limitations at any given world event they wanted makes it a pretty slam dunk case for the publishers.
- boomboomsubban 4y agoThe publishers have a slam dunk case against the National Emergency Library, but this case is about CDL as a whole.