Re: [LIS-Forum] A book is a book, or is it?

What is wrong in it Sir? Applying first sale right to e-books within the purview of copyright law is not feasible. Unlike print books, loaning, or resale of an e-book by its first buyer involves the buyer copying the book to complete the transaction which would amount to infringing the copyright law. For the publishes of books, non-library market is significantly larger. A print book is a physical commodity. An eBook is not. In case of research manographs, publisher can use author-pays model and declare it OA if the author agrees. N V Sathyanarayana Informatics India Ltd Get Outlook for iOShttps://aka.ms/o0ukef ________________________________ From: Subbiah Arunachalam Sent: Monday, September 4, 2023 10:26 AM To: LIS-Forum Subject: [LIS-Forum] A book is a book, or is it? Friends, Please read https://www.thenation.com/article/culture/internet-archive-lawsuit-libraries... to know about how publishers exploit the copyright law to their advantage. A Book Is a Book Is a Book—Except When It’s an e-Book *But corporate mega-publishers want purchasing a book to be like renting a movie or streaming an album.* Arun http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4398-4658 http://www.researcherid.com/rid/B-9925-2009 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.