List members will I am sure have some comments to make on the following
article, which was recently posted on the Edupage list.
JAPANESE AUTHORS CLAIM COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT
A group of 33 Japanese authors and poets filed an injunction with the
Tokyo District Court, alleging that several schools and
testing-assistance companies violated copyright by including content in
educational materials without proper consent. The complaint said that
copyrighted content was included in practice questions and that in some
cases that content was sold by the companies named in the complaint.
A number of legal rulings in Japan have favored copyright holders in
disputes with companies that produce exams or other educational
materials, but many continue to use copyrighted work improperly,
arguing that obtaining proper permission requires excessive time and
expense.
Daily Yomiuri, 12 March 2004
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Fiona
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