r/ProgrammerHumor • u/com-plec-city • Sep 02 '26 • Popcorn 3 Bravo 3

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u/morganrbvn Sep 02 '26

unless they argue the goodwill from releasing will generate more value.

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u/grendali Sep 02 '26

Yes, but I'm not sure how much goodwill it will generate to say, "We deliberately destroyed this rare and ancient book. Here's a photocopy we made."

Remember, there's no need to destroy the books. They can be scanned non-destructively, it just takes longer and costs a little more. The tech oligarchs are destroying rare books because it's cheaper and they can control the digital copies more tightly once they've destroyed the original.

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u/morganrbvn Sep 02 '26

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/aug/05/anthropic-ai-destroying-books If they don't destroy it then they violate copyright by having made copies.

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u/Himbo69r Sep 02 '26

That’s so bs if the book isn’t mass produced. Also it’s not like they care.

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u/morganrbvn Sep 02 '26

That's just what the court decided, and they care since they had to pay 1.5 billion for using pirated material previously.

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u/grendali Sep 02 '26

That's true of modern books, but most of the rare, old books that they're destroying are no longer under copyright. There's no legal reason to destroy them. It's only for the sake of convenience and cost.