> But if they keep the scans, or even the transcripts, that's probably an improvement on the status quo, to be honest.
only if they share the scans/transcripts and don’t hide it away.
only if they share the scans/transcripts and don’t hide it away.
Anyone that wants to train a model needs to procure and destroy their own physical copy of each book!
Why? Couldn't they resell or give away the books after scanning them?
This could very easily be turned into a preservation and archiving operation with just a tweak of the laws, or a carve-out.
And make the bank once, and make it legal to train on? How people in the bank get compensated is a different question, but -while almost impossible to settle on an individual basis- could be settled reasonably in bulk by some form of mandatory implied statutory contract?
Well, if the book is still in production the author will get the royalties. Though if it were still an active release they should just sell digital copies.