Of the 10,047 books published in 1930, only 174 remain in print in 2000, yet copyright law prevents Brewster Kahle's Internet Archive from making the 9,873 out-of-print works available digitally because identifying copyright owners and clearing rights is prohibitively expensive and legally risky.

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Lawrence Lessig

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In 1930, 10,047 books were published. In 2000, 174 of those books were still in print... But there is no list.
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