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The article reports on the move by copyright experts to build a framework for controlled digital lending (CDL) with the publication of a white paper and an official position statement initially supported by 40 individuals and 24 institutional signatories. Topics discussed include benefit of a CDL to a library if properly implemented, basic concept of CDL, and titles that would benefit from CDL including those that are out of print, orphan works or in-copyright works that were not digitized.

A letter to the editor is presented in response to the article "Sci-Hub Controversy Triggers Publishers' Critique of Librarian" by Lisa Peet which appears in a previous issue of the journal and addresses the roles of publishers and the costs associated with the research paper peer review process.