Re: Electronic Reserves

On Fri, 20 Nov 1998, Tyler Ochoa <tochoa[_at_]law.whittier.edu> wrote:
>
> On 11/18/98, Albert Henderson <noblestation[_at_]compuserve.com> wrote:
> >
> > On Tue, 10 Nov 1998, Tyler Ochoa <tochoa[_at_]law.whittier.edu> wrote:
> > >
> > > My point is that for distance learning, there is no constraint on
> > > the size of the class. If you are limited to students that you can
> > > serve in person, the number of students is limited by the size of
> > > the classroom and by the need to circulate the tangible copy on
> > > reserve. If you have an electronic copy, there is no practical
> > > limit on the size of the class. You could have 10,000 people
> > > register for your on-line class, and you would still only have to
> > > put one electronic copy on reserve; whereas if you had 10,000
> > > people enrolled in person, you would need to put many more tangible
> > > copies on reserve.
> >
> > They're getting more tuitions, they need more copies. What do
> > tuitions pay for, anyhow, if not knowledge resources? I don't
> > see how the capability of electronics for massive copying
> > presumptavely turns infringement into a "fair use" that guts
> > the market for the author and publisher.
>
> You misunderstood my argument. When I said that distance education
> programs only "have" to be put one copy on reserve, I meant that is all
> that is *technologically* necessary. I did not mean to suggest that it
> was all that was *legally* necessary, nor to suggest that fair use would
> permit anyone to do that. In fact, I was arguing the opposite: namely,
> that electronic reserves for distance education are LESS likely to be
> considered a fair use.

I was not disagreeing with you. I was trying to amplify.

Colleges and universities have a dismal record of using technology to excuse ripping off students, publishers, and taxpayer grants and loans.

Sorry if my tone was misleading.

Albert Henderson, Editor, PUBLISHING RESEARCH QUARTERLY <70244.1532[_at_]compuserve.com> Received on Tue Nov 24 1998 - 22:30:26 GMT