Many many authors publish work freely, now more than ever. Without monetary reward.
Here's a tiny tip of the massive iceberg https://independentbookreview.com/2020/07/30/10-free-literar...
Here's a tiny tip of the massive iceberg https://independentbookreview.com/2020/07/30/10-free-literar...
If they had the selection and quality people were seeking, people wouldn’t be arguing to kill copyright but rather just pointing people to free equivalents. The Internet Archive would just distribute those alternatives.
When a free equivalent does exist, that is what happens. Nobody is demanding legislation to force Oracle to lower database licence prices. We just use Postgres.
Just ignore the books with authors that have released the works for monetary gain. I don't know whether or not such an archive is at all attractive to anyone? But maybe over time it might start to move the needle?
I'm not sure what your point was, but mine is that it doesn't necessarily represent a significant amount.