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No, they are destroying them because that’s the way that they can keep a digital copy legally.
by sergimansilla 1mo ago
No, they are destroying them because that’s the way that they can keep a digital copy legally.
- beering 1mo agoThis is not true. Google Books does not destroy books. No court has ruled that you must destroy books to legally keep a digital copy.
- tingletech 1mo agoI think under first sale doctrine you have a much stronger case with destructive scanning. Google Books, HathiTrust, and Internet Archive's book scanning project have had a lot of legal expenses.