Mass copyright violation for profit... hard to defend, really.
Don't they have libraries?
On 4 December 2012 00:07, Richard Symonds richard.symonds@wikimedia.org.uk wrote:
I was going to send this just to comcom, but I think all of us should read it: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-20576409
A small shop in Delhi is being sued for copyright infringement, for copying academic textbooks for students.
The action is being taken by three leading international publishers.
Students - and some authors - have accused the publishers of putting profit before knowledge. But the publishers say they had no alternative. Richard Symonds Wikimedia UK 0207 065 0992
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