tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6636808797927234183.post3572457518081727472..comments2024-03-23T03:33:32.680-07:00Comments on Shoot the Breeze: Course PacksSGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05790347071764332430noreply@blogger.comBlogger35125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6636808797927234183.post-37383673463292513102013-12-16T08:28:50.030-08:002013-12-16T08:28:50.030-08:00Thanks for your comments Afshan. Course Pack is no...Thanks for your comments Afshan. Course Pack is not illegal. Photocopying the entire book and selling for a huge profit is illegal. It is meant to be given to students for free.SGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05790347071764332430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6636808797927234183.post-67456181901403879662013-12-15T23:33:10.247-08:002013-12-15T23:33:10.247-08:00Thanks for teaching me a new word - course pack an...Thanks for teaching me a new word - course pack and its illegal ? What the heck . I mean we lived all the graduation course packing. For instance there is Baltimore's biotech book which costs 3k rs. At that time its a huge amt for a student to spend. COURSE packing is the only life saver u know !Afshan Shaikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16254121368798290377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6636808797927234183.post-68136365618534352862013-12-15T17:44:08.707-08:002013-12-15T17:44:08.707-08:00Thanks for your comments Ashwini. As you said, peo...Thanks for your comments Ashwini. As you said, people should not do this profit.SGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05790347071764332430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6636808797927234183.post-44951263042350408242013-12-14T19:06:39.766-08:002013-12-14T19:06:39.766-08:00Thanks for your comments Hal. I am with you. Ther...Thanks for your comments Hal. I am with you. There should be nominal charges for photocopying and binding. But this guy is charging huge amounts from students. That is why the publishers have filed a suit in India.SGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05790347071764332430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6636808797927234183.post-40220248614382409502013-12-14T19:04:22.320-08:002013-12-14T19:04:22.320-08:00Thanks for your comments Mr. Chowla. My point is ...Thanks for your comments Mr. Chowla. My point is it should be given to students for free.SGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05790347071764332430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6636808797927234183.post-44163915325234928612013-12-14T17:16:05.317-08:002013-12-14T17:16:05.317-08:00Most of the study material I used in the college w...Most of the study material I used in the college was of 'Course Pack' (New term, thanks to you.. :)). But we never had any seller do this. We just lend the books from library and mention the pages we want to the photocopier. He use to copy it and bind it and we pay him based on the number of pages.<br /><br />Buying such a large and expensive text books are practically impossible for most of the students. So I don't think it is a big crime as long as they don't make a complete replica of the book and sell it in the place of the original. Hal Jordanhttp://hjpad.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6636808797927234183.post-90963692913451662812013-12-14T05:49:34.168-08:002013-12-14T05:49:34.168-08:00SG,
In normal course,I would not support photo cop...SG,<br />In normal course,I would not support photo copying process of the books.But,look at it differently.When a student,a photo copying shop see a scam a day, open loot of resources ,bribes etc...why wouldn't this unscrupulous man carry on with copying.<br />And,you show me a face,I will show you a lawBK Chowla,https://www.blogger.com/profile/03869011550287421537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6636808797927234183.post-31734412083706047712013-12-13T07:59:24.777-08:002013-12-13T07:59:24.777-08:00Thanks for your comments sm. I am all for giving t...Thanks for your comments sm. I am all for giving to students for free. I am against some photocopy shop guys making illegal profit.SGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05790347071764332430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6636808797927234183.post-41400906034571694032013-12-13T01:07:40.187-08:002013-12-13T01:07:40.187-08:00Its very common in India as India is poor country
...Its very common in India as India is poor country<br />I agree with you if they want to give free give it free to poor students smhttp://realityviews.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6636808797927234183.post-54348263547262272982013-12-12T19:29:58.864-08:002013-12-12T19:29:58.864-08:00Thanks for your comments Sarala. These should be g...Thanks for your comments Sarala. These should be given to the students for free.SGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05790347071764332430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6636808797927234183.post-67526044894876884522013-12-12T19:28:51.754-08:002013-12-12T19:28:51.754-08:00Thanks for your comments Shilpa. You are correct. ...Thanks for your comments Shilpa. You are correct. Photocopying the entire book for commercial purpose is illegal.SGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05790347071764332430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6636808797927234183.post-12003473103097692052013-12-12T19:26:15.555-08:002013-12-12T19:26:15.555-08:00Thanks for your comments Sandhya. I am all for dis...Thanks for your comments Sandhya. I am all for distributing course packs to students for free.SGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05790347071764332430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6636808797927234183.post-71268024858313302692013-12-12T19:25:21.924-08:002013-12-12T19:25:21.924-08:00Thanks for your comments Asha. Crooks are everywhe...Thanks for your comments Asha. Crooks are everywhere.SGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05790347071764332430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6636808797927234183.post-75618648642485942492013-12-12T10:08:05.991-08:002013-12-12T10:08:05.991-08:00Course-pack if done as philanthropist plus a small...Course-pack if done as philanthropist plus a small profit for their livelihood is well and good.I too don't know about its legality. Got a new word.Some unique topics you blog on.Nice. rudraprayagahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13775039913655864157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6636808797927234183.post-41304868808781533532013-12-12T06:27:17.153-08:002013-12-12T06:27:17.153-08:00Course Pack... was not aware of this term. We didn...Course Pack... was not aware of this term. We didnt had easy access to photocopiers during college days. So, we used to write notes in our notebooks from various books taken from library. <br />Photocopying the entire book for profits is certainly not right. Shilpa Garghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11016927627801620377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6636808797927234183.post-62850417469917233122013-12-12T05:36:42.506-08:002013-12-12T05:36:42.506-08:00'Course pack' is a new word to me too!
As...'Course pack' is a new word to me too!<br /><br />As you said, distributing for free or taking a nominal amount for the paper/copying cost is OK. But selling it for a huge profit is sickening. <br /><br />Like D.I. says, students can get the needed chapters copied instead of paying huge amounts to buy pirated copies of books. Sandhyahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06478831923010850316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6636808797927234183.post-65399666099710051382013-12-12T04:12:56.039-08:002013-12-12T04:12:56.039-08:00course pack - another new word i learnt from your ...course pack - another new word i learnt from your blog:)<br /><br />I am also against photocopying the whole book as business. Though i am okay with students photocopying the book since most university books are expensive. <br /><br />I once went to the famous second hand book market at Koti in hyderabad and there i found the storekeeper of a famous management institute had sold the stocks of that years course materials which were under his custody) for a lower cost to the second hand book seller and they in turn were selling to the students at quarter the rates which was still a huge profit for the sellers. The loss was ofcourse the institutes while the store keeper was making good money.Ashahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01853943313848326731noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6636808797927234183.post-27216556415283443612013-12-11T16:36:35.988-08:002013-12-11T16:36:35.988-08:00Thanks for your comments John, Shawn, and Sean. T...Thanks for your comments John, Shawn, and Sean. That Delhi photocopy shop owner is nothing compared to you 3. You 3 founded NAPSTER. It is the king of violating copyright infringement laws.SGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05790347071764332430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6636808797927234183.post-72599399503182411302013-12-11T16:26:27.013-08:002013-12-11T16:26:27.013-08:00Thanks for your comments Rajesh. Piracy is a big p...Thanks for your comments Rajesh. Piracy is a big problem in India.SGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05790347071764332430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6636808797927234183.post-74328570080268201832013-12-11T16:25:21.199-08:002013-12-11T16:25:21.199-08:00Thanks for your comments Ash. I fully agree with y...Thanks for your comments Ash. I fully agree with you. These should be given for free to poor students.SGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05790347071764332430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6636808797927234183.post-43262350581057529882013-12-11T12:51:48.990-08:002013-12-11T12:51:48.990-08:00Let the Delhi shop do whatever it wants.
Copyrig...Let the Delhi shop do whatever it wants. <br />Copyright infringement laws are stupid!<br /><br />Regards,<br />John Fanning, Shawn Fanning, and Sean ParkerWho Posted This?noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6636808797927234183.post-72358969982189691412013-12-11T12:40:54.944-08:002013-12-11T12:40:54.944-08:00I didn't know the term Course pack either. I a...I didn't know the term Course pack either. I agree with you, giving it for free is okay since there may be some poor students who cannot afford to buy the original foreign print etc. But making money out of it doesn't seem right to me.Avada Kedavrahttp://ashscerebrations.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6636808797927234183.post-90951875532692091312013-12-11T11:24:16.130-08:002013-12-11T11:24:16.130-08:00Why don't the students themselves photocopy th...Why don't the students themselves photocopy those sections of the book they want? Why would they buy photocopied material for a high cost? <br /><br />This is piracy and in India, it is uncontrollable. It's like corruption - everywhere. Law and enforcement can only curb these practices to an extent. But people ought to understand what they are losing by pirating things. Whatever the media. <br /><br />Destination InfinityDestination Infinityhttp://www.destinationinfinity.orgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6636808797927234183.post-74101794932466013982013-12-11T09:11:26.010-08:002013-12-11T09:11:26.010-08:00Thanks for your comments Reshma. You are correct. ...Thanks for your comments Reshma. You are correct. Reproducing the entire book for commercial purpose is illegal.SGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05790347071764332430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6636808797927234183.post-45997817747400451012013-12-11T08:52:24.376-08:002013-12-11T08:52:24.376-08:00I remember reading that it is illegal to reproduce...I remember reading that it is illegal to reproduce the book in its entirety for commercial purposes. As a student one cannot afford certain books that are prescribed by syllabus and in such cases I feel it is fine to photocopy portions of the book, we used to borrow books from library to get it partially photocopied. So I have used course pack without knowing it had a name.Reshmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01640435257765195374noreply@blogger.com