From: Anita Walz <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Tue, 6 Dec 2016 09:58:20 -0500

Hi Dennis,

This case and related story might be of interest:
https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/15pdf/15-375_4f57.pdf

http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2014/11/how-an-ebay-bookseller-defeated-a-publishing-giant-at-the-supreme-court/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kirtsaeng_v._John_Wiley_%26_Sons,_Inc.
(Yes, I cited Wikipedia :)

Per the Supreme Court, this is legal in the U.S. but it goes against
the wishes of the publisher so the ethics are questionable.

Anita

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On Mon, Dec 5, 2016 at 9:03 PM, LIBLICENSE <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> From: Gibbons, Dennis <[log in to unmask]>
> Date: Fri, Dec 2, 2016 at 1:07 PM
>
> We have purchased a book on Amazon that bears this statement:
>
> “This edition is manufactured in India and is authorized for sale only
> in India, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Pakistan, Nepal, Sri Lanka and the
> Maldives. Circulation of this edition outside of these territories is
> UNAUTHORIZED.”
>
> Who has authorized the sale and distribution?
>
> Is the authority legal or moral?
>
> Thanks,
> Dennis
>
> DENNIS GIBBONS
> COLLECTION DEVELOPMENT, TCU LIBRARY
> TCU BOX 298400
> FORT WORTH, TX 76129
> (o) 817-257-7312
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