University Business - December 2007 - (Page 22) BEHIND the NEWS Publishers Settle with Textbook Pirates THREE LEADING COLLEGE TEXTBOOK PUBLISHERS, PEARSON EDUCATION, JOHN WILEY & Sons, and Cengage Learning, have reached a settlement in a suit against several firms charged with importing and selling educational textbooks that had not been authorized for U.S. release. The firms—Walbooks, 123textbooks.com, Low Price, Reliable Book Service, and Ram Kishore—were accused of selling the books through national websites such as eBay, Amazon.com, and Half.com. The suit also charged that the defendants misled U.S. student buyers by obscuring the text, title, and copyright information that noted the titles were not for sale in the United States, and then advertising them with graphics, photographs, and ISBN numbers associated with legitimate versions of the works. “The pursuit of these organizations should serve as fair warning to others that publishers will pursue legal action against those who engage in unlawful reproduction and sale of their intellectual property,” said Georges Nahitchevansky, representing the publishers. The defendants agreed to pay the publishers an undisclosed sum and cease all importation, promotion, and sales of the publishers’ works; recall any and all versions of the publishers’ works from retailers and distributors; and turn over any remaining non-U.S. copies of educational material in their control or possession. —T.G. U Solar House THE UNIVERSITY of Maryland’s “LEAFHouse” took second place and earned the People’s Choice Award in the 2007 Solar Decathlon, which was held in Washington, D.C., in October. Technische Universität Darmstadt Bringing a new (Germany) won first place meaning to “green.” while Santa Clara University (Calif.) came in third. The U.S. Department of Energy sponsors the Solar Decathlon, during which teams of college and university students compete to design, build, and operate the most attractive, effective, and energy-efficient solar powered house. –A.M. Kaye Evans-Lutterodt/Solar Decathlon 22 | December 2007 universitybusiness.com http://Half.com http://Amazon.com http://www.wimba.com/learnmore http://www.wimba.com/learnmore http://universitybusiness.com
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