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Sabina; So long as fair use is adhered to then that is a good thing. I would really have no objections to my own work being used in this way. So cutting and pasting froman e-book could be considered as fair use too then couldn't it? How far does fair use extend? As an author I am genuinely interested in what is considered fair to use. I have two books that are published and I own the copyrights to both. The publisher takes their cut (the lion's share of course) from the sale of the physical printed books but I own the written words inside. I am in the process of eliminating the publisher from the equation to increase my share of the cover price. This is becoming very common among authors now who have been dissatisfied with the traditional publishers for a long time. Most authors are keen to make some money from their work but also see the value in establishing relationships with readers and so, I suspect, would be more inclined to share than a publishing mogul would. I would certainly be happy to send you a copy of my book if it was useful for some reason simply because it would establish a relationship with someone who would share that experience and probably sell more books- it is good business to share and maybe that is why traditional publishers are feeling the pinch now. David > Date: Sun, 6 Nov 2011 22:54:09 -0800 > From: [log in to unmask] > Subject: Re: [ACADEMIC-STUDY-MAGIC] Academic ebooks > To: [log in to unmask] > > David, > > The use of photocopies of small amounts of copyrighted material from a book or journal for instructional purposes falls within what the law considers "fair use," and does not abuse copyright. Most classroom use of photocopies adheres to this definition. In cases where the material exceeds what is allowable by law, various methods exist to make students pay to use the material. > > In case anyone is unclear on the concept, authors do not own copyright to their own materials in the majority of cases, and do not profit from these revenues. It is the publishing companies that profit. > > Recent lawsuits by publishing congolomerates are challenging fair use laws, and the outcome of these is yet to be determined. But let's be clear on one thing: the long-term aim of publishing companies is to make all published material accessible only to paying customers. This ultimately restricts knowledge and information, and is not in anyone's best interest except for the publishing moguls themselves. That's why the American Folklore Society, among othe rlearned societies, has taken steps, through Open Folklore, to make as much pubished material free and accessible to everyone as possible, and to ensure that contributors to its flagship journal, Journal of American Folklore, will retain copyright to the works they publish in it, so they can also be made open access. > > Best, > > Sabina Magliocco > Professor > Department of Anthropology > California State University - Northridge > [log in to unmask] > ________________________________________ > From: Society for The Academic Study of Magic [[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of David Mattichak [[log in to unmask]] > Sent: Sunday, November 06, 2011 8:03 PM > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: Re: [ACADEMIC-STUDY-MAGIC] Academic ebooks > > Hi Pitch; > > It occurs to me that for all of the years that teachers have been photocopying parts of books to share with a class that they have in fact been abusing someone's copyright. It is a difficult issue to decide who actually owns a book, even a hard copy. You may own the material that it is made from but someone else still owns the words that are written inside. So I think that the issue of compliance with copyright by the academic world is a bigger issue than just e-book use. > > ________________________________ > Date: Sun, 6 Nov 2011 06:17:52 -0800 > From: [log in to unmask] > Subject: Re: [ACADEMIC-STUDY-MAGIC] Academic ebooks > To: [log in to unmask] > > Aloha, > > On 11/5/2011 10:41 AM, janet ifimust wrote: > > Is that the case, if the ebook has been stored elsewhere? Amazon can delete something from my kindle - but if I have managed to store it elsewhere, surely they would not be able to access it there? On a pen drive, for example? > > > There are a range of possibilities here, depending on both > technical matters and an ereader user's willingness to go > beyond the letter of registration and warranty and digital > rights agreements. > > Ereader--wireless--devices check in with their hosting servers > whenever they are able. Periodic check ins may even be required > for the ereader device to function easily in the hosting network > (that is, too long without a check in may lead to having to > reset the device and/or re-register back into the network). > > So if the user wants to get ebooks from the edistributor, > the ereader has to stay more or less updated in the hosting > network. And the ereader device is reminded again and again > to search for files that are not supposed to be accessible by > the device. And get rid of them. > > Edistributors cannot get at files user's store on separate chips > or drives. But users probably need to access those files with > ereaders intentionally set to an off-line status, if the files are > out of compliance with the edistributor's conditions in any manner. > And swap memory chips holding out of compliance files for > chips holding in compliance ones. Or take some other steps > to keep out of compliance files away from technical scrutiny. > > Or users have to use other devices, like computers. > > Reading and using the ebooks gets cumbersome. Users need > to swap chips in their ereader devices. Or switch among different > devices to access different (in compliance or out) files. > > Ereader users who pay less attention to the strict requirements > of warranties, user registrations, and digital rights agreements > can, of course, find ways to use their devices in ways the > edistributors and authors and digital rights holders do not like. > > Right now, I think that it's an open question how the academic > world looks at any out of compliance use or access of e-materials. > But I believe that, in cases involving physical printed materials, the > academic world upholds in compliance use and access. > > Musing Users Have One Set of Needs & Expectations, > Workplaces, Authors, Publishers, & Distributors Have Others! Rose, > > Pitch