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Lecture Notes Considered Infringement

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the great-ways-to-encourage-and-enrich dept.

I Don't Believe in Imaginary Property writes "According to a new lawsuit, taking notes in class is copyright infringement. Of course, it's not quite that simple. The professor is partnered with an E-book maker that wants to sell the material themselves, and the people taking notes pay students to take good ones, then sell copies to everyone else. But that just means that the case will hinge upon whether or not lecture notes are fair use. Either way, I wonder how long it will be before you will have to sign a EULA whenever you walk into class"

2 of 385 comments (clear)

  1. Right to Read by headkase · · Score: 1, Redundant

    This thread just will not be complete without Stallman's Right to Read.

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    Shh.
  2. Re:Correction by leicaman · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Shakespeare is long out from under copyright. It's public domain.

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    Eric
    If the human brain were so simple that we could understand it, we would be so simple that we couldn't. - Pugh