And that’s why imo the outrage should be about copyright law not the businesses. I think it’s a hard problem to solve but right now with copyright on new books being the life of the author + 70 years it’s a bit silly.

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alightsoul an hour ago | parent [-]

The only way to gatekeep a book behind payment should be, if it is in print.

	▲	infecto an hour ago \| parent [-]
		I like this and think it could make a lot of sense but you would need to thoughtfully tie it to volume or something similar. I could see publishers gaming the system. I would also add that once it drops out of print that it should belike generic drugs. Anyone can use it. IMO making it quicker free use stops most of what this article is describing.