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What’s stopping IA from using the physical book while it is simultaneously lending out a copy? Nothing. Which is why losing was inevitable.
by endisneigh 4y ago
What’s stopping IA from using the physical book while it is simultaneously lending out a copy?
Nothing. Which is why losing was inevitable.
- lolbert3 4y ago[dead]
- gcanyon 4y agoIsn't this answerable by destroying the physical copy? (not saying that IA took this action, just saying that it removes the complaint of dual use)
- endisneigh 4y agoNo, because if they destroyed the original then they would have no way of saying they have the original and that’s what’s being lent. Then truly they would be lending only a copy, which was never legal to begin with.
- yencabulator 4y agoIn the industry the title page is often considered to be proof of ownership. E.g. when a book doesn't sell, and book stores want it off the shelves, they may be asked to destroy the books except return the title pages to the publisher, as proof.
- gcanyon 4y agoYep, waaaay back when I worked part time in a book store. I've stripped paperbacks.
- gcanyon 4y agoIt would be trivial to document the ownership/destruction of the original. Video the process?