That is an element, but given the PR cost I’m sure they would use non-destructive scanning if they could.
No, the core problem is that keeping a scan is legal if and only if you destroy the physical copy.
No, the core problem is that keeping a scan is legal if and only if you destroy the physical copy.
It would have made more sense for them to be required to store, maintain, and never sell the original.
What if taking the first picture of the Mona Lisa required it to be destroyed?
"Do what they ask for but do it so badly that perhaps some people start asking the right questions"