The battle between the Association of American University Presses and Google is heating up. Google's Print for Libraries project seriously threatens the financial health of university publishing according to the AAUP. Read its position here.
What does this have to do with private schools? Copyright is a major issue which your students need to understand. Just try to appropriate a Disney film as your own and see what happens. Or use the name MacDonald's on your business. What makes the Google Print For Libraries project a bit more complicated is that the end goal is commendable, i.e., making all that scholarship freely available on the Internet. The downside is that scholars have spent years creating the materials. They deserve to be compensated for their labors. Stay tuned! This promises to be a long battle.
What does this have to do with private schools? Copyright is a major issue which your students need to understand. Just try to appropriate a Disney film as your own and see what happens. Or use the name MacDonald's on your business. What makes the Google Print For Libraries project a bit more complicated is that the end goal is commendable, i.e., making all that scholarship freely available on the Internet. The downside is that scholars have spent years creating the materials. They deserve to be compensated for their labors. Stay tuned! This promises to be a long battle.
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