Edupage, November 27, 2006

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PUBLISHERS CRITICIZE PROFESSORS FOR COPYRIGHT VIOLATIONS
The Association of American Publishers (AAP) is calling on colleges and
universities to take steps to address what they see as rampant
copyright abuse by faculty. According to the AAP, faculty who post
protected content online for use in their courses cost the publishing
industry at least $20 million each year in lost revenues. Before the
advent of online reserves, faculty would often place hard-copy
materials in the library for students to view. That practice has been
largely replaced by making digital copies of course materials available
online. The publishing industry objects, saying faculty who do this go
beyond the scope of fair use. Allan Adler, vice president for legal and
governmental affairs with AAP, said, "We can't compete with free." The
organization pointed to a recent agreement with Cornell University in
which the institution works to educate faculty on appropriate uses of
copyrighted material and on best practices to avoid infringing uses.
The AAP hopes that other institutions will implement programs similar
to the one Cornell has adopted.
Seattle Post-Intelligencer, 20 November 2006
http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/business/292898_copyright20.html