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On Mon, 6 Oct 1997, Rauber, Joel Phys wrote:
My guess its no more illegal than selling anything at a yard sell. The book
became my property when it was given to me, so I have a right to sell it
off.
It apparently isn't illegal, but I don't see why it couldn't be. Why
couldn't publishers simply license us the use of our desk copies with the
license agreement specifying that desk copies may not be sold.
Whenever
one of these sleazoids swings by, I make a point of loudly explaining to
any nearby student the central role of "this guy" in driving up their
textbook prices.
I'm not sure its totally fair to think of them as sleazoids (although I
confess I sometimes do). To some extent this is recycling and isn't any
more sleazy than someone coming in asking for your empy coke cans.
I may be guilty of overly dehumanizing these folks and overstating the
extent to which their practice affects textbook prices, but I do not
accept the moral equivalence of recycling aluminum and buying and selling
desk copies.