Do academic coursepacks require copyright permission?
Yes. Prior to 1991, it was commonly believed that reproduction, primarily photocopying, for academic coursepacks fell within the educational reproduction portion of fair use. As a result, coursepack anthologies were often compiled and distributed without the permission of copyright holders. Two court cases-Basics Books Inc. v. Kinko’s Graphics Corp. and Princeton University Press v. Michigan Document Serviceschanged this thinking. Today, coursepacks, which may be a compilation of electronic or photocopied materials, require copyright permission prior to production.
