alt Hacker NewsWhen they do this, are they buying a single copy of say Book A and destroying a single Book A copy? Or are they buying every copy they can find of Book A and destroying all of them?
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ComputerPerson • yesterday at 10:01 PM
Elon recently (2d) tweeted about making sure they preserve rare books and "scan them the hard way". That tweet launched a cultural wave of opposition regarding the debinding of rare books.
The discussion has been around, but it's flared significantly recently. Not sure if that's what the person you're responding to is specifically inflamed about.
Regardless, old/rare books are certainly being acquired and destroyed.
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Hi, shredding the book is to reduce potential legal liability of format shifting - if you shred the book after scanning, the theory is you are not increasing the number of copies. This has come up as a factor in legal rulings. The legality of format shifting is still murky though, and the legality of training on the work are a separate question.