Yes. If I have a 5-year lease on a building, I can sublease it to you for 5 years, but I can't offer to sell it to you.
I like the idea of making the digital libraries call it "subleasing" if you don't own it and making them support ongoing access if they want a button that says "buy."
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I like the idea of making the digital libraries call it "subleasing" if you don't own it and making them support ongoing access if they want a button that says "buy."