Founder of Textbook-Download Site Says Offering Free Copyrighted Textbooks Is Act of "Civil Disobedience"

Subject:

Humanities, Social Sciences

Grade Level:

Post-secondary

Abstract:

Founder of Textbook-Download Site Says Offering Free Copyrighted Textbooks Is Act of 'Civil Disobedience'

Publishers see Web sites like Textbook Torrents, which offer free downloads of textbooks without authorization, as part of a growing problem of piracy that could potentially threaten their industry. But the founder of Textbook Torrents calls his actions "civil disobedience" against "the monopolistic business practices" of textbook publishers.

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English

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News Stories

Content Topic:

How and Why of OER, Intellectual Property

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