Re: Electronic Reserves

On 11/4/98, Shelly Warwick <swarwick[_at_]sprynet.com> wrote:
>
> This thread seems to assume that students copying an article are
> infringing. Is this so? The copies are being made for personal
> research and study, one of the fair use exemptions. They are
> taking all of the article, but only part of the journal. No
> commercial purpose. No belief that if they did not copy that more
> copies of the work would be sold. The journal issue is probably
> not available anymore. The library doesn't have funds to buy
> more anyway, or to pay the CCC. The students certainly don't.
>
> Comments?

I think an audit would find money wasted elsewhere in the institution. The library should be able to support programs without having to worry about infringing.

Students not getting the education that they paid for is the fault of management.

Albert Henderson, Editor, PUBLISHING RESEARCH QUARTERLY <70244.1532[_at_]compuserve.com> Received on Tue Nov 10 1998 - 23:30:29 GMT