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...wake of shopping period, it’s not unusual to find oneself drowning in syllabi, hours of sourcebook reading and self-pity. For those more ambitious types who filled in that daunting fifth space in their study cards last week, the coursepacks and textbooks pile up near the ceiling...
After over $30,000 of tuition and another four digits on textbooks, hundred-dollar sourcebooks can feel like the last straw. The most expensive of these packets of photocopies, topping off at over $150, seems downright extortionary. But despite appearances, Harvard officials insist that Harvard doesn’t skim anything off the top of its burgeoning sourcebook business. “No profit is made from the coursepacks, and both the copying and finishing costs are minimal,” says Harvard Printing and Publishing Services (HPPS) CoursePack Coordinator Geraldine Barney...
...primary causes of sourcebook sticker shock are the sometimes astronomical copyright and royalty fees involved in republishing articles. Coursepacks were once protected from copyright violations through the fair use exception clause (Section 107) of the amended Copyright Act of 1976. However, in 1991, Kinko’s Copy Centers lost a copyright lawsuit over the publishing of coursepacks, and universities across the country took notice. Although not every sourcebook necessarily falls under the Kinko’s ruling, each must be scrutinized individually to ensure it passes the copyright rules, which requires legal fees exceeding the cost of the material...
After over $30,000 of tuition and another four digits on textbooks, hundred-dollar sourcebooks can feel like the last straw. The most expensive of these packets of photocopies, topping off at over $150, seems downright extortionary. But despite appearances, Harvard officials insist that Harvard doesn’t skim anything off the top of its burgeoning sourcebook business. “No profit is made from the coursepacks, and both the copying and finishing costs are minimal,” says Harvard Printing and Publishing Services (HPPS) CoursePack Coordinator Geraldine Barney...
...primary causes of sourcebook sticker shock are the sometimes astronomical copyright and royalty fees involved in republishing articles. Coursepacks were once protected from copyright violations through the fair use exception clause (Section 107) of the amended Copyright Act of 1976. However, in 1991, Kinko’s Copy Centers lost a copyright lawsuit over the publishing of coursepacks, and universities across the country took notice. Although not every sourcebook necessarily falls under the Kinko’s ruling, each must be scrutinized individually to ensure it passes the copyright rules, which requires legal fees exceeding the cost of the material...