> If I buy and read a book on software engineering
You're comparing that you as an individual purchase one copy of a book to a multi-billion dollar company systematically ingesting them for profit without any compensation, let alone proportional?
> do I owe the author a percentage of my lifetime earnings?
No, but you are a human being. You have a completely different set of rights from a corporation, or a machine. For very good reason.
growse
Does copyright law apply differently to humans Vs organisations?
You're comparing that you as an individual purchase one copy of a book to a multi-billion dollar company systematically ingesting them for profit without any compensation, let alone proportional?
> do I owe the author a percentage of my lifetime earnings?
No, but you are a human being. You have a completely different set of rights from a corporation, or a machine. For very good reason.