Right, but we’re not talking about owning, we’re talking about selling. The AI companies are buying these books. Which means someone is selling them.
Right, but we’re not talking about owning, we’re talking about selling. The AI companies are buying these books. Which means someone is selling them.
mindbleach@sh.itjust.works 1 week ago
Are you confused by the concept of a used book store?
They’re buying old books. Books that are no longer in print. These specific copies were produced legitimately, by the rightsholders, but new copies are no longer being made. Whether the publisher could reprint them might be legally or logistically complicated. More often, nobody cares.