> If people are destroying the last copy of something, copyright was probably involved. I think you're trying to inject a copyright angle without any kind of e

> If people are destroying the last copy of something, copyright was probably involved. I think you're trying to inject a copyright angle without any kind of evidence it's significant in this scenario. And it doesn't apply: https://guides.library.oregonstate.edu/copyright/libraries https://guides.library.oregonstate.edu/copyright/libraries. I think (at least when it comes to public libraries), there are also other factors at play. For instance: a frequent self-understanding that they're not an archive (which is only somewhat true), and a motivation to "serve their customers" by focusing on "popular" services, and a misunderstanding of what the internet is.