Coursepack Defendants Agree to Use Copyright Clearance Center and Settle with Publishers.Business Editors DANVERS, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 3, 2003 Elsevier, Inc., John Wiley John Wiley may refer to:
Elsevier, Inc., John Wiley & Sons, Inc., The MIT Press, Sage Publications, Inc. and the University of Chicago Press have announced they have settled their copyright infringement Noun 1. copyright infringement - a violation of the rights secured by a copyright infringement of copyright plagiarisation, plagiarization, piracy, plagiarism - the act of plagiarizing; taking someone's words or ideas as if they were your own lawsuit against Paradigm Books, Inc., of Austin, Texas, Paradigm Course Resource, Inc. of Minneapolis, Minn., and their president and owner. The lawsuit, filed in February of 2003, charged the defendants with substantial unauthorized photocopying of materials from the plaintiffs' publications. As part of the settlement, Paradigm Books has agreed to pay an undisclosed amount in damages, to respect all copyrights owned by the plaintiffs and pay associated royalties through rights licensing agent, Copyright Clearance Center, which coordinated the lawsuit. "These days, no one doubts the necessity of occasionally having to enforce your rights in published materials. We are pleased that Paradigm has agreed to adhere to adhere to verb 1. follow, keep, maintain, respect, observe, be true, fulfil, obey, heed, keep to, abide by, be loyal, mind, be constant, be faithful 2. copyright law and the business practices that ensure rightsholders are compensated for the use of their content," said Mark Seeley, vice president and general counsel of Elsevier. "Infringement hurts authors, creators and the publishing industry by depriving them of the remuneration to which they are entitled. As a result, they may raise prices or reduce access to their valuable information, so everyone pays the cost of infringement," said Bob Weiner, vice president of Licensing & Rightsholder Relations, Copyright Clearance Center. "Through our licensing services, Paradigm can meet its customers' needs and be copyright compliant. This is why Copyright Clearance Center advocates for compliance: it benefits rightsholders and content users, while creating a level playing field See net neutrality. for all coursepack providers." Copyright Clearance Center helps businesses, academic institutions, copy shops, print centers, and other users of copyrighted materials comply with copyright law through its range of licensing solutions. Royalties collected by the not-for-profit company are distributed to the publishers, authors or other copyright owners who have engaged Copyright Clearance Center as their rights licensing agent. The original claim filed by the publishers was coordinated by Copyright Clearance Center as part of the company's ongoing enforcement and education programs that promote copyright compliance. About Elsevier Inc. Elsevier Inc. is a U.S.-based unit of the international Elsevier science and medical publishing business (www.elsevier.com), headquartered in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Elsevier is the world's leading scientific, technical and medical information provider and publishes more than 1,600 journals, as well as books and secondary databases. Elsevier's two parent companies--Reed Elsevier PLC ("REL") and Reed Elsevier NV ("REN ren or jen In Confucianism, the most basic of all virtues, variously translated as “humaneness” or “benevolence.” It originally denoted the kindness of rulers to subjects. ")--are listed on the London and Amsterdam Stock Exchanges. Both Reed Elsevier PLC ("RUK RUK Reserviupseerikoulu (Hamina, Finland, Reserve Officers' School) RUK Are You Kidding? ", CUSIP CUSIP See: Committee on Uniform Securities Identification Procedures CUSIP See Committee on Uniform Securities Identification Procedures. No. 758205108) and Reed Elsevier NV ("ENL Noun 1. ENL - an inflammatory complication of leprosy that results in painful skin lesions on the arms and legs and face erythema nodosum leprosum Hansen's disease, leprosy - chronic granulomatous communicable disease occurring in tropical and subtropical ", CUSIP No. 758204101) have American Depositary Shares American Depositary Share (ADS) Foreign stock issued in the US and registered in the ADR system. (ADSs) listed on the New York Stock Exchange New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) World's largest marketplace for securities. The exchange began as an informal meeting of 24 men in 1792 on what is now Wall Street in New York City. . About John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Founded in 1807, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., provides must-have content and services to customers worldwide. Its core businesses include scientific, technical and medical journals; encyclopedias, books, and online products and services; professional and consumer books and subscription services; and educational materials for undergraduate and graduate students and lifelong learners. Wiley has publishing, marketing, and distribution centers in the United States, Canada, Europe, Asia, and Australia. The company is listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbols JWa and JWb. Wiley's Internet site can be accessed at www.wiley.com. About The MIT Press The MIT Press is the only non-profit university press in the United States whose list is based in science and technology. Founded in 1937, The MIT Press is a leader in publishing both books and journals in many frontier areas of biological and physical science, as well as in other areas for which Massachusetts Institute of Technology Massachusetts Institute of Technology, at Cambridge; coeducational; chartered 1861, opened 1865 in Boston, moved 1916. It has long been recognized as an outstanding technological institute and its Sloan School of Management has notable programs in business, itself is famous (including architecture, computer science, economics, cognitive science and environmental science). The MIT Press maintains a complete catalogue of its publications at its Web site at http://mitpress.mit.edu. About Sage Publications, Inc. Sage Publications is a leading international publisher of journals, books, and electronic media for academic, educational, and professional markets. Since 1965, Sage (www.sagepub.com) has helped inform and educate a global community of scholars Noun 1. community of scholars - the body of individuals holding advanced academic degrees profession - the body of people in a learned occupation; "the news spread rapidly through the medical profession"; "they formed a community of scientists" , practitioners, researchers, and students. Sage Publications has primary offices in Thousand Oaks, California Thousand Oaks, commonly referred to as "T.O." by residents, is a city in southeastern Ventura County, California, in the United States. It was named after the many oak trees that grace the area, and the city seal is adorned with an oak. , and in London, England. About University of Chicago Press The University of Chicago Press, a non-profit university publisher founded in 1891, publishes ground breaking books and cutting edge journals in the humanities, sciences, and social sciences for a global community of scholars, researchers, professionals, and educated readers. Often ranked as the largest university press in the United States, Chicago has developed an internationally respected list of academic, professional, and writing reference books, as well as a premier list of Chicago regional titles. Through its Chicago Distribution Services division, the Press also distributes books for more than two dozen not-for-profit scholarly presses and maintains the Chicago Digital Distribution Center with its unique digital printing center adjacent to the warehouse and the BiblioVault repository for book files. A complete list of books and journals published by Chicago can be found at: www.press.uchicago.edu. About Copyright Clearance Center, Inc. Copyright Clearance Center, a not-for-profit organization, is the world's largest licensing agent for text reproduction rights and provider of licensing services for reproducing copyrighted materials in print and electronic formats. Founded in 1978, Copyright Clearance Center provides rights management for over 1.75 million works represented by more than 9,600 publishers and hundreds of thousands of authors and other creators, either directly or through their representatives. In addition, the company provides comprehensive licensing services to over 10,000 corporations and subsidiaries (including most of the Fortune 100), as well as thousands of government agencies, law firms, document suppliers, libraries, academic institutions, copy shops, and bookstores. Copyright Clearance Center can be found at www.copyright.com. |
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