There was a new patent that stops students from sharing
textbooks both offline and online without having an activation code. If you
cant afford to buy the code your grades are clearly going to drop and your
going to have to pay that extra 700$ still on books you will only use for 4
months. Surprisingly to me a professor of economics set up this patent as
stated in the article, maybe to benefit professors from all Universities to get
their name published or because students keep showing up with pages of
photocopied work. Even in our class our textbook and readings are available online.
In a way it makes sense it saves lugging around a massive book, saves paper,
and could spilt the cost. The internet is not just going to go away online
sharing is just starting to get around even if we call it ‘piracy’. If
professors or publishers are so worried about piracy they should look into
online sharing of textbooks or find someway so that students don't have to pay
a ton of money for online work so that everyone’s happy. “Isn’t it much better to strive to make knowledge
open and accessible, instead of restricting it even further? “
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