More than 36 organizations from around the world have spoken out against a library book scanning program known as controlled digital lending, dubbing the practice systematic infringement. Edward Hasbrouck, co-chair of the NWU’s Book Division appealed for “a dialogue among writers, authors, publishers, and librarians on how to enable and create the digital libraries we all want, in ways that fully respect authors’ rights.”
Source: Publisher, Author Groups Protest Library Book Scanning Program