> Jim Cubit writes
> >
> > Our library recently purchased a videocassette which explores the
> > effect that the Rodney King riot had on Korean American women
> > shopkeepers. Along with the videocassette, the distributor sent us a
> > packet of four photocopied articles intended to be used with the video
> > to spark discussion, generate further interest, etc. Two of the
> > articles are from well known popular periodicals. We are not able to
> > determine where the other two came from. We assume that anyone who
> > has ordered this video also received copies of the same four articles.
> >
> > There is no indication that these articles were reproduced with the
> > permission of the publishers - no stamp, no note, nothing. Has anyone
> > else had similar experiences? Unless we receive verification from the
> > distributor that the articles were reproduced with permission we plan
> > to dispose of them since we assume that it is a violation of copyright
> > for the distributor to send us the articles without permission. Are
> > we correct in our interpretation?
I had a similar experience a few years ago. We bought several
programs from a vendor which included a photocopied packet of
articles on the same topic by the same authors. There was no
notice of permission from the publishers. I notified one of
the publishers who actually work near me. They sic'd their
lawyer-types onto it, they checked it out, and could find
no problem! So, I mind my own business.
Pat Anderson
Barnes Learning Resources Center
Galter Library / Northwestern Univ.
303 E. Chicago Ave.
Chicago IL 60611
pfa[_at_]nwu.edu
Received on Tue Sep 14 1993 - 01:39:23 GMT