[CASL-L] Copyright question

[Hansard, Cyndi]

Hey all,

I have a copyright question. Let’s say a teacher found a pdf online of a book that she teaches. The school owns enough copies of the book for each student to use, but they can't get the books to the kids right now. The school and public library own some copies -- digital and hard copy -- of this book, but not enough for every user. So the teacher shared the pdf with her students. The book is fairly new. Definitely still in copyright.

So, what is the right thing to do here? In this specific time in history, is it OK to share that pdf, which shouldn't be out there in the first place? Is it OK to create a pdf yourself and share it, say in Google Classroom? What should the teacher do in this situation? 

I know what I think, but do any of you know the actual answer? Asking for a friend...

Much obliged!
Cyndi Hansard

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