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Can I photocopy chapters from a textbook and provide students with a PDF link, to save students money?

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Can I photocopy chapters from a textbook and provide students with a PDF link, to save students money?

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No. This would not qualify under the fair use exception because the market for the work would be directly affected by copying and distributing without financial compensation to the copyright owner. An alternative would be to place a textbook on reserve in the library.