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Isn't that just a (expensive) library? And libraries are constantly being lobbied against by publishing groups, yet there doesn't seem to be major harm (financi

Isn't that just a (expensive) library? And libraries are constantly being lobbied against by publishing groups, yet there doesn't seem to be major harm (financial) caused by them.

threeseed 2y ago
The difference is that libraries are local and so the impact is minimal. With software you can share it out to anyone in the world.