> Controlled digital lending had a chance of getting off the ground. Fuck it. It should never get off the ground, really. We, as a society, don't need controll

> Controlled digital lending had a chance of getting off the ground. Fuck it. It should never get off the ground, really. We, as a society, don't need controlled lending for something that can be copied for free. What we need is a fair mechanism to keep authors whole while keeping digital copies available for all, free of charge. And the system slowly changes by itself, discovering multiple such mechanisms. Like, for example, making physical books collectibles; or paying for early access (not for the access per se).