From: Wilhelmina Randtke <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Wed, 5 Jun 2013 22:28:52 -0500

For patents, there is a penalty for marking something as patented when
it is not.  For copyright, there is no penalty for marking the
copyright wrong on the item.  You can find exact reprints of hundred
year old books, without any new improved intros or anything new, and
they are marked copyright 2013.  It's dirty, but it's permissible to
lie.

-Wilhelmina Randtke

On Wed, Jun 5, 2013 at 5:12 PM, LIBLICENSE <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
> From: Dr. J.K. Vijayakumar <[log in to unmask]>
> Date: Wed, 5 Jun 2013 12:13:44 +0300
>
> This might have discussed here before, extremely sorry if I am duplicating.
>
> I am seeing some publishers already started publishing their books
> with copyright year 2014. Interestingly these titles are available in
> print to purchase right away, but not included in ebook package for
> 2013.
>
> Libraries paid for the 2013 ebook package, will have access to titles
> with 2013  as copyright year only. If some one want that 2014 title
> now, buying print is the only option, then off course duplicate with
> 2014 package next year.
>
> Do you see a very tricky strategy here? Can publishers publish books
> with CR 2014 now, we have just completed 5 months of 2013!!
>
> --
> J. K. VIJAYAKUMAR,
> Acting Manager, Library Research & Reference,
> Senior Science & Technology Specialist Librarian,
> King Abdullah University of Science & Technology,
> Saudi Arabia