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[–] 2 points 2 years ago (1 child)

The economy is based on goods and services being exchanged for money. A book is a good that took time and resources to create. A publisher invested into that good with the intent to make a profit, and having it available online for free without their consent circumvents that.

I'm not saying it's ethical or that I agree with it, I'm just saying it makes sense.

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  • having it available online for free without their consent circumvents that.

    In this particular case the publishers are trying to double dip

    Controlled Digital Lending is the library practice whereby a library owns a book, digitizes it, and loans either the physical book or the digital copy to one user at a time.

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