Can I legaly take a copyrighted book, read it, perhaps more than once Keep cheerleading for the copyright-maximalists and you won't be able to "buy" a book, only rent it each time you want to read it
>and you won't be able to "buy" a book, only rent it each time you want to read it
Then I can just start pirating them much more pervasively. Problem solved. Buying mere access to things like books and media has its uses, but to make it obligatory as an alternative to true ownership is a tendency that can go die.