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But I can borrow ebooks from other public libraries.

Is there something specific about IA or is this ruling making the concept of epub borrowing a copyright infringement (in the US)?

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Public libraries pay a different, greater license fee for ebooks they can lend vs physical books . The licenses also come with restrictions about number of lends, time limits, etc.

https://www.forbes.com/sites/ellenduffer/2019/01/30/librarie...

This ruling says controlled digital lending is copyright infringement. Some other libraries use controlled digital lending, but most use a different system.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Controlled_digital_lending

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