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When I was in school some of the (mostly) foreign students got a nifty idea. 1.) Pool money together to buy the book. 2.) Photocopy it -- this is the tricky pa
by sown 18y ago
When I was in school some of the (mostly) foreign students got a nifty idea.
1.) Pool money together to buy the book.
2.) Photocopy it -- this is the tricky part. nowadays we can scan it. The students would take turns scanning in the book. photocopying it will cost $20 or so for a few hundred pages.
3.) Return the book and disperse money back to people in step 1
- bootload 18y ago"... 1.) Pool money together to buy the book. 2.) Photocopy it -- this is the tricky part. nowadays we can scan it ..." In most cases you didn't even have to buy the book, simply look it up in the library or class copies. Simply borrow the book and copy it. It was laborious and I didn't do this for all classes but some texts are simply not worth purchasing for the value they give. Others are priceless.
- bluelu 18y agoReproduction rights? This is like someone else borrowing your code, copying it and using it himself or selling it to third parties without paying you.
- bootload 18y ago"... Reproduction rights? ... This is like someone else borrowing your code, copying it and using it himself or selling it to third parties without paying you. ..." In an academic context where I learn from books that are hard to get, expensive and I only use small portions or where this is a secondary text? Now if I was using ideas from textbooks to make serious money then I'd probably purchase the book. Two completely different scenarios.
- sown 18y agoThis is a minor stretch of ethics considering what the book publishers do. I think most students will agree.