[TeMPOraL]

Machines for non-destructively scanning books were developed and perfected long ago. The destructive scanning is neither technological limitation nor an issue of expedience. It's an issue of copyright law and fair use.

[k8si]

Why is the shredding a result of the fair use stuff? I actually don't understand

[tourmalinetaco]

They’re not legally allowed to keep a physical and digital copy at one time because pf copyright law, and fair use doesn’t cover it as an exception.