Last week, Amazon.com . The Guild worries that: "A student could easily grab the relevant chapter or two out of a book without paying for it." Perhaps Barnes and Noble should not allow its patrons to sit around in stores and read entire relevant chapters. University libraries should not have reference books available on reserve, so that students can easily read the relevant chapter or two out of a book. NY Times: Amazon Offer Worries Authors
Ernest Miller wonders how the precedent of NY Times v. Tasini (publishers were not allowed to include in news databases articles written by freelancers without getting specific permission) would apply to existing publishing contracts.
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