What the hell is the point of archive.org's Borrowing Books feature? Why would you have to borrow something that can be infinitely replicated? Who are you borrowing it from if nobody gets paid for you to borrow it? What benefit does restricting how long you can borrow a digital file have? | Poal: Say what you want.

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What the hell is the point of archive.org's Borrowing Books feature? Why would you have to borrow something that can be infinitely replicated? Who are you borrowing it from if nobody gets paid for you to borrow it? What benefit does restricting how long you can borrow a digital file have?

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Because they got threatened with a billion dollar lawsuit, that's why

This is far, far better than that invaluable resource being shut down entirely

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