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Absolute bonkers. Libraries have limited copies and restrictions on when the content can become available. Comparing library access to piracy is comparing Nati

• giantrobot 3y ago
  The physical limitations of libraries are immaterial. Patrons are non-customers of the content publisher. They're doing the same exact thing pirates are doing, experiencing some piece of content without paying the original publisher. The same thing as if they watched a movie on broadcast TV, listened to the radio, or bought that content second hand. If you're going to argue against piracy you're also arguing against libraries. The differences between a pirate and a library are mostly statutory.
  • omeid2 3y ago
    > The physical limitations of libraries are immaterial. No, it is not.