Photocopying an entire book is illegal. I do not think it's a good idea for a professor to suggest that the students do it. Photocopying a single chapter or article falls under "fair use", and it is not illegal.
Doug
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Douglas P. Jensen
Assistant Professor and Biology Chair
Converse College
580 E. Main St.
Spartanburg, South Carolina 29302
(864)596-9123
douglas.jensen at converse.edu
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From: owner-plant-ed at hgmp.mrc.ac.uk
[mailto:owner-plant-ed at hgmp.mrc.ac.uk]On Behalf Of torresD
Sent: Friday, November 05, 2004 12:30 AM
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Subject: Re: Seeds of Change
Just have the students make the copies
"Carl Pike" <carl.pike at fandm.edu> wrote in message
news:cm9g0f$t3c$1 at mercury.rfcgr.mrc.ac.uk...
> I wonder if the fact that the book is out of print means that you are
> free to make photocopies of it for your students. Does anyone know
> the legal aspects?
>>>> [from the moderator - very sorry about the delays in recent posts - I've
> been out of town. Back home now... Jon Monroe]
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