Shared by Prof. Evelyn Behar

From American LIbraries Direct 8/31/2011

Nothing right about this copyright ruling
Maura Smale writes: “The world of copyright litigation is getting downright surreal. Recently a court struck down an appeal of a New York case, John Wiley & Sons, Inc. v. Supap Kirtsaeng, involving reselling books from overseas in the United States. Essentially, the court ruled that the first sale doctrine applies only to works manufactured in the U.S. The takeaway is that libraries may not be able to loan out books that were manufactured outside the United States, and students may not be able to buy or sell used textbooks.”...
ACRLog, Aug. 30; Scholarly Communications @ Duke, Aug. 24