[snyp]

But you pay money to buy a book and read it.

[dylan604]

Not if you check it out from the library

[hiatus]

The library paid. Similarly, you can't go to a public library, photocopy entire books, then offer them for sale behind a subscription based chatbot.

[MikeTheGreat]

>Not if you check it out from the library

...who paid money for the book on your behalf