Book 'Em, Dano

Posted by CowboyNeal on Saturday March 26, 2005 @02:16AM from the digital-pawn-shops dept.

theodp writes "An Oregon library worker was arrested after selling at least $10,000 worth of stolen library books, CDs and videotapes online in the past six months. The thief, who scanned the Net to find items in demand and went to the library to check them out, was busted after an alert college president noticed his copy of the recently-published I am Charlotte Simmons, purchased on Amazon.com, sported a library receipt with a due date of Dec. 26. Earlier this month, it was reported that a VT man was arrested for stealing hundreds of books from college libraries and bookstores and selling them on Amazon, realizing more than $4,000. The library thefts are somewhat ironic, since Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos and the NY Times seemed to suggest there might be fewer books in libraries if the Authors Guild, who opposed Amazon's used book sales practices, had their way. Bezos also once told angry booksellers there's no reason why Amazon should have to collect sales taxes, arguing that Amazon gets no police services from other states."

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Was this really illegel? by Saven+Marek · 2005-03-26 02:25 · Score: 0, Troll

Is this really an arrest its legal to make? When signing up to library you agree if you dont return book you pay for it so you might borrow something from library worth $20 to library but find a buyer online who will pay $250 for it.

Well library rules say you pay $20 to library so what is the problem? If youve paid for it you can do what you like with it the library shouldnt have any say over it then.

This is like RIAA when they say they get to control how you use music when they sell it to you but still control what you can do with it, or so they think
1. Re:Was this really illegel? by Anonymous Coward · 2005-03-26 02:29 · Score: 0, Troll
  
  Well library rules say you pay $20 to library so what is the problem?
  Because you are not paying the library money in exchange for a book. You are paying a fee for not having returning the book. It's what you agree to when you sign up.
  
  Your argument is a little like saying that when you order two burritos, then eat one but leave the other on the table, you're entitled to a 50% refund.