@socks @internetarchive
Yes it is piracy, since the act of storing («detaching» the words from the printed book) in a retrieval system and electronically transmitting the literary work —the book— is expressly forbidden by the copyright notice.
In contrast, storing and lending the printed item is not forbidden and therefore the library does not need to ask for permission.
@AndersBaerbock @internetarchive If that's considered piracy under the law, then the law should be changed. There is no functional difference whether one loans a book digitally or physically.