Re: Pirates vs. University Presses

["Joachim Engelland" <joachim.engelland@engelland.com>]

I am surprised by the question mark.

There is also no legal difference between stealing a scientific=20
book or a collection of poems from a library.

Joachim Engelland


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[mailto:owner-liblicense-l@lists.yale.edu] Im Auftrag von Klaus Graf
Gesendet: Donnerstag, 19. Februar 2009 01:43
An: liblicense-l@lists.yale.edu
Betreff: Re: Pirates vs. University Presses

It is the same crime to spread knowledge by illegally making
university press books available as to offer Harry Potter for
download?

Klaus Graf

2009/2/18 B.G. Sloan <bgsloan2@yahoo.com>:

>>From "Inside Higher Ed":
>
> "It's not exactly news that the Internet is a perfect tool for
> violating copyright. In book publishing, the big concern has been
> best sellers that can be scanned and uploaded, with the idea that
> there is a worldwide audience for the latest Harry Potter
> installment or Oprah recommendation. While most university press
> books don't have quite that commercial appeal, they are finding
> that they can still be the targets of pirates."
>
> http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2009/02/18/pirate
>
> Bernie Sloan
> Sora Associates
> Bloomington, IN
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