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Originally Posted by Angrist
Not trying to get too involved in here, but I think you answered your own question. At least the library paid for it. And they don't pay regular prices (I assume). You pay for your library card, the money goes to the library, which buys books and stuff, through which some money goes to the creators. You can't compare that with torrents where everybody just gets what he wants without paying anything to anyone.
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Actually, the original uploader pays for the content, be it the scanned comic or the ripped CD. The only thing the library might do better is buying in bulk: for example, my library buys multiple copies of popular media. However, the reason they buy multiple copies of popular media is because of the demand. Hundreds of more patrons want to check out that media.
And I do assume my library pays regular prices, although I could be wrong. Nowadays with Amazon I assume my library just buys stuff from major online retailers. Also I don't directly pay for a library card. Being a citizen of my city I get free access to my local library. Sure, some of the city's tax money goes towards the library but a lot of the money they raise is through donations. As I understand it this is how most public libraries work.
I forgot to add my Library charges a 1 dollar fee for movies. This fee is to pay for new and future movie purchases. This fee is not a royalty fee though.