> For example, if the library is relying some online/cloud service operated by the licensor or their agent, and it costs them money to keep it running. I would

> For example, if the library is relying some online/cloud service operated by the licensor or their agent, and it costs them money to keep it running. I wouldn't call that product a "library". In that case the product is the service and the library is just the means to access it (unless X provides the service and Y provides the library, but that's a niche case). The problem is pure software libraries.