Practically speaking, I don't think this would be perceived as a huge problem given the underlying circumstances. 

I'm sure it (violations) has been happening for years in many places, and the litigators haven't figured out how to enforce it, and cash in on the business opportunity it might present- like fishing in a barrel. They have not taken it on in a truly public manner because it raises so many public policy issues. Imagine the conversation among the US Supreme Court justices reported by Nina Totenberg on NPR. However, it would be really embarrassing to be the Poster Child first case to go to trial and be in the news feeds.

I bet an argument could be made that the district already paid for the content in the material they purchased, it is part of the curriculum, it is just being offered in a format suitable for delivery online.

I wouldn't take it as a blanket permission to take advantage. If it is really a big concern, run it by curriculum leaders in the district; and offer apologies for not asking for permission? 


Stephanie Patterson
Southington High School Library 
"Building character with critical thinking, creativity,
 collaboration and communication."

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It's a copyright violation. It happens all the time though. I've told teachers this fact but, they don't seem to care. I guess they think they won't be caught so it doesn't really matter.
These are unprecedented times but, laws still apply.

Juliann T. Moskowitz
Director of Library Media
St. Joseph High School
Trumbull, CT 06611
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"Google can bring you back 100,000 answers. A librarian can bring you back the right one."

-- Neil Gaiman, author


 





 
     

   

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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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