It 100% wasn’t. IA after the fact tried to justify their uncontrolled lending by saying they were lending out copies that were owned by the shut down libraries all over the country.
First, nobody gave them ownership of those copies.
Second, most libraries already have legal digital lending systems and so their digital stocks were going out too (which also negates IAs after the fact justification).
It 100% wasn’t. IA after the fact tried to justify their uncontrolled lending by saying they were lending out copies that were owned by the shut down libraries all over the country.
First, nobody gave them ownership of those copies.
Second, most libraries already have legal digital lending systems and so their digital stocks were going out too (which also negates IAs after the fact justification).