Sometimes. People also borrowed them, read them in libraries, or in later years looked at free textbooks online.
> and a license granted for such use
I never heard of such a thing, and it was never seen as necessary. No student checked the licenses on their textbooks before deciding whether they could read them.
Sometimes. People also borrowed them, read them in libraries, or in later years looked at free textbooks online.
> and a license granted for such use
I never heard of such a thing, and it was never seen as necessary. No student checked the licenses on their textbooks before deciding whether they could read them.