THOSE Image: Seinfeld, ep. 166 (18 December 1997) -- West-Shaprio Productions / Castle Rock Entertainment CONTROL ISSUES Image: “Textbooks in the Digital Age.” FrontMatter, 14.2 (October 2019). Sheridan.com (20 February 2020) Copyright Exceptions, Fairness, and the E-textbook Revival CAUL-CBUA Fair Dealing Week Webinar (February 25, 2020) This presentation is not intended as legal advice; all opinions are my own, and not necessarily those of my employer. Textbook Publishers: A Slight Image Problem ... * Ontario Congress of University Faculty Associations Textbook Pricing - Canadian Student Pushback Students don’t struggle financially for the fun of it, and pirating textbooks is a sign that students have exhausted all of their ‘get more money’ options. … By the time a student gets a syllabus, the class’ structure and materials are pretty much already set in stone — so you’re stuck with the textbook pricetag. … Expecting students to do more than we are already doing — which is throwing money at the bookstore and hoping for the best — is unproductive and won’t get us anywhere. HI, I’D LIKE TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT “INCLUSIVE ACCESS” Image: Godzilla (1954) -- Toho Studios CANADIAN ASSOCIATION OF UNIVERSITY BUSINESS OFFICERS (!) “Pearson is using digital-first as an occasion to take control over distribution channels. By renting textbooks directly to students and largely bypassing intermediaries such as college bookstores … Pearson can increase its margins and get better data about sales …” Publishers “Taking Control” = Digital Locks (DRM, TPM, etc.) “Publishers lament lost sales and further increase the prices of textbooks or publish new editions every year or two, or take advantage of technological protection measures to restrict access or certain uses of electronic content, even where the intended use is permissible under fair dealing or another specific copyright exception.” p. 70 Publisher Control & Copyright Exceptions EXHIBIT A “There isn’t enough staffing in accessibility services to keep on top of publishers,” says Ms. Pottie [MSVU student who is legally blind] … Athol Gow is manager of library accessibility services at the University of Guelph. He points out that even when textbooks do arrive, copyright concerns mean they’re often tied to proprietary platforms provided by the publisher, rather than being made accessible in students’ preferred accessibility software. “Students often have to learn how to use multiple platforms, with different logins, layouts and feature sets, just to read their texts,” ... Academic Libraries & Textbooks: Call & Response “The Textbook Access Project is a pilot project by Robertson Library to reduce students' costs for required texts by highlighting books (print and electronic) that the Library has available that are required for specific courses.” The Future Is Open (It has to be) Image: BCOERLibrarians and BCcampus. “Key Things to Know About Open Education Resources.” (April 2015). open.bccampus.ca (19 February 2020) Image: Creative Commons Image: University of Prince Edward Island. Marketing & Communications THANK YOU! Questions? Comments? Simon Lloyd [email protected] / 902-566-0536 .