Revitalizing physical collections is certainly a great idea, but it doesn't go far enough as publishing moves into the digital realm. (I'm also not sure "no cen

Revitalizing physical collections is certainly a great idea, but it doesn't go far enough as publishing moves into the digital realm. (I'm also not sure "no censorship" is practical but we seem to be moving toward small and very bland collections where anything remotely controversial has been removed.) As Brewster Kahle notes in the article, current copyright law is unfavorable to libraries and makes it difficult (if not impossible) to build digital library collections legally. To preserve existing publishing models, we have also destroyed many of the intrinsic benefits of ebooks, such as unlimited readers and nearly free global distribution. Copyright reform, such as a statutory first-sale doctrine and resale and lending rights for ebooks (and other digital media) might possibly help, though it could also provide a perverse incentive for publishers to adopt even more restrictive approaches, such as a service/subscription-only model. Compulsory licensing (e.g. to public libraries) could perhaps be made a prerequisite for copyright protection. The Library of Congress could also be granted digital lending rights.