At work we recently received an email that talked about some changes coming to our library policy, and our director sent us each a copy of this article:
http://www.libraryjournal.com/lj/home/892402-264/warner_home_video_imposes_28-day.html.csp
Everyone was really (understandably) angry about this development, and I see it as one more way that public libraries need to learn to adapt to new models of business. Although this clearly violates the first sale doctrine, it seems that libraries are continually left behind and must learn to fend for themselves, no matter what the rules. But again, I think that this needs to be brought to the public awareness so people can actually do something about it. If people knew what was going on behind the scenes, and how they were being forced to wait to borrow a copy of something simply because a vendor wants to make more money off of them, I think they would be angry! But until something is said about this, I don't think things will change.
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