[summerdown2]

You realise that's exactly the model of libraries, right?

A small fee (taxation) in return for open access to literature, and in most cases music and film too.

[lrem]

There is snowflake's chance in hell libraries would be legal if introduced now. The only reason we have them, is they were grandfathered in from times with less corporate power.

[rhino369]

Libraries buy the books (and movies, music, etc.).