Municipal libraries have been given special exemption to operate outside of typical copywrong framework through a lending right scheme. And I welcome any chink in the armor of the monopolistic copywrong industry, even if it happens to be done so through the means of state sanctioned robbery. The earliest libraries were vehemently opposed by publishers who thought it as a way of undercutting their profits. And yet, centuries later there is still a thriving industry for books to be authored. It...
