alt Hacker NewsTill it hits books that are out of print, we already had news about AI scourge companies destroying rare books coz scanning them in destructive ways was slightly cheaper.
And as is happens in history, any time some entity mass destroys the books, they turn out to be bad guys
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carlosjobim • today at 12:51 PM
Your local school throws away books by the dumpster load once a year or every other year.
luxuryballs • today at 12:29 PM
But anyone can mistreat or fail to care for a book, if it's rare and you don't want to risk it don't sell it.
There's a very simple solution to this, but the people who rabidly argue for a copyright length of 70 years + the lifetime of the author won't want to hear it.