Re: Coursepacks

On 6/24/98, Dan L. Burk <burkdanl[_at_]shu.edu> wrote:
>
> On 6/22/98, Fredrick Rea O'Keefe <fredrick[_at_]tech-center.com> wrote:
> >
> > Visit http://www.copyright.com/ to get a list of sites about fair
> > use and academic (& coursepack) legal decisions. The site I am
> > posting is for the Copyright Clearance Center, which provides
> > "Academic Permissions Service (APS) enables coursepack developers to
> > clear permissions for a broad range of works for use in the academic
> > community."
>
> Hm, yes -- and while you're at it, be sure to contact me to get
> permission to visit Yellowstone, Yosemite, or other national parks --
> I will be happy to sell you permission to visit public lands at a
> great price.

Is your point here that permission is never required to reprint articles in coursepacks, or that CCC can't grant that authority, or that David's course is like a day in the park. Actually my initial reaction to Post's post was 'hell, given what they're paying for tuition, and what a textbook would cost, an authorized coursepack wouldn't dent the wallet much.'

John Noble
<jnoble[_at_]dgsys.com> Received on Thu Jun 25 1998 - 21:25:17 GMT