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Originally Posted by fjtorres
Library pbooks are often (once upon a time, always) different editions from the comercial versions with thicker paper and higher quality bindings. And different licensing terms and above all, pricing. Presumably there is an implicit (or explicit) performance license in the contract. Ditto for textbooks.
In the US a library or school reading would fall under fair use because it is a common and expected use. Probably the same at a bookstore or book club meeting. Most likely not at a theater or nightclub.
Common law draws heavily on common sense but that is sorely lacking in publishing circles so... who knows?
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Well, at a theater or nightclub, I would assume that people have paid a fee to be there, which would definitely make it a violation of copyright. At a library or a public school, there is no fee paid to attend the reading, so it would not be, under any circumstances. Also, when I talk about a teacher reading aloud to the students, I'm not necessarily talking about a textbook--I'm talking about reading a story. When my daughter was in 4th grade, her teacher would read a book to the students every day for the last 20 minutes of the day. The students got to vote on which books would be read. Since the school district knew that this was happening, and fully condoned it, I really doubt that it was a copyright violation.
Shari