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Parca si la noi e o discutie cu stick-ul si manualele in format electronic de pe el. Dincolo de faptul ca, spre deosebire de americani, cred ca la noi mai sunt destui cu monitoare CRT, apar probleme legate de (C)-ul manualelor. In New York Times a aparut un articol legat de compilatiile date spre studiu studentilor, adica diverse colaje din carti, ziare, documentare, etc. Deci nu este vorba de manuale/ opere intregi ci doar de extrase din acestea.

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/16/technology/16school.html?_r=1&ref=technology&oref=slogin

Publishers Sue Georgia State on Digital Reading Matter

Three prominent academic publishers are suing Georgia State University, contending that the school is violating copyright laws by providing course reading material to students in digital format without seeking permission from the publishers or paying licensing fees.
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Mr. Rich said that in a letter his firm received last summer, Georgia State officials “indicated their view that all of their practices are covered under the fair use doctrine.”
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And in 1992, Princeton University Press and others sued MichiganDocument Services, a photocopying service, which was producing course packs for University of Michigan students without permission from the copyright holders. The business was eventually found to be in copyright infringement.

“Georgia State’s activity seems identical with Michigan Document Services’ activity,” said Susan P. Crawford, a visiting professor at Yale Law School.

But she pointed out that unlike Kinko’s and Michigan Document Services, Georgia State was not making money from the electronic course packs.

Yet, she added: “It’s difficult to argue that this is a truly noncommercial use. Georgia State may be a nonprofit institution, but its students pay a lot of money for course materials, and would presumably pay money for the materials being provided to them by the university.”

Frank Smith, editorial director for academic books at Cambridge University Press, said that for electronic use in a course, Cambridge typically charges 17 cents a page for each student, and generally grants permission for use of as much as 20 percent of a book.

“Publishers have created a market for course materials that is very similar to the market for luxury goods,” Professor Crawford said. “There is only one version available, and at a very high price.”