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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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
Wikimedia UK is a Company Limited by Guarantee registered in England and Wales, Registered No. 6741827. Registered Charity No.1144513. Registered Office 4th Floor, Development House, 56-64 Leonard Street, London EC2A 4LT. United Kingdom. Wikimedia UK is the UK chapter of a global Wikimedia movement. The Wikimedia projects are run by the Wikimedia Foundation (who operate Wikipedia, amongst other projects).
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They could learn something from Mr. Ndubane:
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:The_Impact_of_Wikipedia_Dumisani_Ndub...
On Mon, Dec 3, 2012 at 4:18 PM, Thomas Dalton thomas.dalton@gmail.comwrote:
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
Wikimedia UK is a Company Limited by Guarantee registered in England and Wales, Registered No. 6741827. Registered Charity No.1144513. Registered Office 4th Floor, Development House, 56-64 Leonard Street, London EC2A
4LT.
United Kingdom. Wikimedia UK is the UK chapter of a global Wikimedia movement. The Wikimedia projects are run by the Wikimedia Foundation (who operate Wikipedia, amongst other projects).
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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/
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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