Date: Sat, 3 Dec 2016 03:08:14 +0000
To: "'Robert P. Holley'" <aa3805_at_wayne.edu>, "'colldv_at_lists.ala.org'" <colldv_at_lists.ala.org>, "Gibbons, Dennis" <d.gibbons_at_tcu.edu>
I would be more careful. Commercial dealers should not be distributing. In fact, I am surprised at Amazon. It is one thing for a student to offer textbooks on campus, quite another for major distributor. I would contact Amazon to let them know. From: colldv-request_at_lists.ala.org [mailto:colldv-request_at_lists.ala.org] On Behalf Of Robert P. Holley Sent: Saturday, December 03, 2016 1:19 AM To: 'colldv_at_lists.ala.org' <colldv_at_lists.ala.org>; Gibbons, Dennis <d.gibbons_at_tcu.edu> Subject: Re: [ALCTS-colldv] International editions https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kirtsaeng_v._John_Wiley_%26_Sons,_Inc. [https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f3/Seal_of_the_United_States_Supreme_Court.svg/100px-Seal_of_the_United_States_Supreme_Court.svg.png]<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kirtsaeng_v._John_Wiley_%26_Sons,_Inc.> Kirtsaeng v. John Wiley & Sons, Inc. - Wikipedia<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kirtsaeng_v._John_Wiley_%26_Sons,_Inc.> en.wikipedia.org Argued October 29, 2012 Decided March 19, 2013; Full case name: Supap Kirtsaeng, dba Bluechristine99, Petitioner v. John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Docket nos. In other words, the publisher cannot restrict the import and sale of these items as long as they were legally acquired. Wiley was the publisher who brought the suit and had won in the lower courts. I believe that your library has legally acquired this copy. In fact, library organizations supported the ultimate decision because it would be hard to determine which books published abroad were legal or not. Bob Dr. Robert P. Holley Professor Emeritus, Wayne State University 13303 Borgman Avenue Huntington Woods, MI 48070-1005 email: aa3805_at_wayne.edu<mailto:aa3805_at_wayne.edu> phone: 248-547-0306 ________________________________ From: colldv-request_at_lists.ala.org<mailto:colldv-request_at_lists.ala.org> <colldv-request_at_lists.ala.org<mailto:colldv-request_at_lists.ala.org>> on behalf of Gibbons, Dennis <d.gibbons_at_tcu.edu<mailto:d.gibbons_at_tcu.edu>> Sent: Friday, December 2, 2016 1:07 PM To: 'colldv_at_lists.ala.org' Subject: [ALCTS-colldv] International editions 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 [cid:FE6ED0DB-DBBB-4078-8F6C-753DE65C80A1][cid:image001.jpg_at_01D24D4E.7FE07510] DENNIS GIBBONS COLLECTION DEVELOPMENT, TCU LIBRARY TCU BOX 298400 FORT WORTH, TX 76129 (o) 817-257-7312 d.gibbons_at_tcu.edu<mailto:d.gibbons_at_tcu.edu>
