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Retired Forums => Legal Controversies Forum => Topic started by: Robert Krausankas (BuddhaPi) on September 19, 2012, 01:44:09 PM

Title: $180 art textbook is devoid of pictures thanks to absurd copyright standard
Post by: Robert Krausankas (BuddhaPi) on September 19, 2012, 01:44:09 PM

The textbook in question is a required purchase for a course entitled "Global Visual and Material Culture, Prehistory to 1800." Any art that would appear in that book would be public domain — it's all over 212 years old at this point, after all. Still, since the book's publisher could not get clearance to use the pictures from Stokstad and Drucker Images, a decision was made to print the incredibly expensive art book without pictures of any kind. Students who purchase the book are instead given access to a web resource for viewing the art that should have appeared on the book's pages.

http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/technology-blog/180-art-textbook-devoid-pictures-thanks-absurd-copyright-214921172.html