Thank you -- that's a fantastic series of essays.
Fair use and fair dealing deserves support, even as we strive to replace non-free learning materials with free ones.
On Mon, Dec 3, 2012 at 9:58 PM, Gautam John gkjohn@gmail.com wrote:
On Tue, Dec 4, 2012 at 5:48 AM, Thomas Dalton thomas.dalton@gmail.com wrote:
Mass copyright violation for profit... hard to defend, really.
There is a little more to it than just this.
" in India there are two important provisions which allow for educational exceptions. Sec. 52(1)(i) allows for ‘the reproduction of any work by a teacher or a pupil in the course of instruction’ or as a part of questions or answers to questions. Further Sec. 52(1)(a) allows for a fair dealing with any work (except computer programs) for the purposes of private or personal use, including research. It is therefore very much within the rights of the university and the students to create course packs and to access photocopies of academic texts and articles in the course of instruction. The fact that the Copyright Act in India does not lay down any quantitative restrictions when it comes to personal use or educational use even though such restrictions operate for other kinds of usages is indicative of the intention of the policy makers to ensure that there is adequate access to learning materials."
A series of posts worth reading http://kafila.org/tag/rameshwari-photocopy-services/
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