Copyright Infringement in Textbook Licensing: Where the Clean-up Meets the Cover-Up

 

 

 

 

by Dan Nelson[1] and Kevin P. McCulloch[2], Nelson & McCulloch LLP

Introduction

Many stock photography professionals remain largely unaware of the widespread and institutionalized practice of copyright infringement that plagues the textbook licensing industry.  The dual purpose of this article is to provide a brief introduction to this phenomenon and, in doing so, to help alert [...]

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