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From: Sandy Thatcher <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Sun, 14 Sep 2014 08:56:50 -0500

As best i can tell from its website, E-Z Borrow is engaged in the
lending of hard copies, not ebooks, and therefore I feel confident in
saying that Section 109 of the Copyright Act, which codifies the
"first sale" doctrine, provides full protection for the practice you
describe.

Sandy Thatcher



> From: "Robinson, Faye E." <[log in to unmask]>
> Date: Fri, 12 Sep 2014 16:12:52 -0400
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> Does anyone know if it is a violation of copyright to lend text books
> to students for use for an entire semester by way of obtaining them
> through EZ Borrow (a consortium of approximately 60 schools mainly in
> the  PA region, NJ, and a few more in the region)? I would appreciate
> any info provided.
>
> Faye Robinson

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