<html xmlns:v="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml" xmlns:o="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" xmlns:w="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word" xmlns:m="http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/2004/12/omml" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40">
<head>
<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1">
<meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 15 (filtered medium)">
<style><!--
/* Font Definitions */
@font-face
{font-family:"Cambria Math";
panose-1:2 4 5 3 5 4 6 3 2 4;}
@font-face
{font-family:Calibri;
panose-1:2 15 5 2 2 2 4 3 2 4;}
/* Style Definitions */
p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal
{margin:0in;
margin-bottom:.0001pt;
font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;}
a:link, span.MsoHyperlink
{mso-style-priority:99;
color:#0563C1;
text-decoration:underline;}
a:visited, span.MsoHyperlinkFollowed
{mso-style-priority:99;
color:#954F72;
text-decoration:underline;}
p.emailquote, li.emailquote, div.emailquote
{mso-style-name:emailquote;
mso-margin-top-alt:auto;
margin-right:0in;
mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
margin-left:1.0pt;
border:none;
padding:0in;
font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;}
span.EmailStyle18
{mso-style-type:personal-reply;
font-family:"Courier New";
color:black;
font-weight:normal;
font-style:normal;}
.MsoChpDefault
{mso-style-type:export-only;
font-size:10.0pt;}
@page WordSection1
{size:8.5in 11.0in;
margin:1.0in 1.0in 1.0in 1.0in;}
div.WordSection1
{page:WordSection1;}
--></style><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
<o:shapedefaults v:ext="edit" spidmax="1026" />
</xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
<o:shapelayout v:ext="edit">
<o:idmap v:ext="edit" data="1" />
</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]-->
</head>
<body lang="EN-US" link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72">
<div class="WordSection1">
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">Beth Hill asked:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">Can an instructor place a copy of a book she received from the publisher on reserve in the library, if she does not choose to adopt it as the textbook for her class?<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">We had a similar situation arise recently (instructor's edition of a textbook was donated to the library) and sought advice from the AG. See the email below. In our
situation, we had no way of knowing whether the donor of the textbook had received an unsolicited copy and chose to not to add the donation to the library collection.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">A private attorney also noted (but did not provide legal advice): At 17 U.S.C. § 109(a), the Copyright Act specifically states that if you are the lawful owner of a copy of a work,
you have the right to "sell or otherwise dispose of" that copy without having to seek permission from the original owner of the copyright. This is a specific carve-out in federal copyright law that should trump any contractual provision to the contrary. That
is, the publisher can put whatever they want into the purchase agreement, but they can't enforce a term, like this one, that is illegal. See here for the legalese: <a href="https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/17/109" target="_blank">https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/17/109</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Courier New""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">Kirsti S. Thomas<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">Library Technical Services Manager<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">Seattle Colleges<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black"><a href="mailto:kirsti.thomas@seattlecolleges.edu"><span style="color:#0563C1">kirsti.thomas@seattlecolleges.edu</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">206-934-4106</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<div>
<div style="border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in">
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> Edwards, Derek (ATG) [mailto:DerekE@ATG.WA.GOV]
<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, March 10, 2015 13:01<br>
<b>To:</b> Thomas, Kirsti<br>
<b>Cc:</b> Buttleman, Kurt<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Emailing: UMG Recordings Inc v Augusto 9th Circuit.docx<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</div>
</div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal">This Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in the attached case held that
<i>unsolicited</i> promotional items sent to a reviewer did not create a license, so in essence, the promotional item was a gift subject to the first sale doctrine. This is why we need to know if the instructor solicited the textbook or signed any licensing
agreements. Putting restrictions on gifts regarding the first sale doctrine is unenforceable. Also, if it was mailed unsolicited through the U.S. Postal System, it is a gift and not a license.<o:p></o:p></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal"> <o:p></o:p></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal">Derek<o:p></o:p></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal"> <o:p></o:p></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal"> <o:p></o:p></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal">Attorney-Client Privileged Communication <o:p></o:p></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal">• Unless otherwise specifically indicated, the information contained in this e-mail message is an attorney-client communication and/or attorney work product and is, therefore, intended only for the review and use of the above-named person(s).
If you are not the intended recipient of this e-mail, any distribution, dissemination, or copying is strictly prohibited. If you believe you are not the intended recipient, please notify the sender by calling (206) 389-2054.<o:p></o:p></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal"> <o:p></o:p></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal">Derek Edwards<o:p></o:p></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal">Senior Counsel<o:p></o:p></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal">Assistant Attorney General<o:p></o:p></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal">800 5th Avenue, Suite 2000<o:p></o:p></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal">Seattle, WA 98104-3188<o:p></o:p></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal">Phone: (206) 389-2054<o:p></o:p></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal">E-Mail: DerekE@atg.wa.gov <o:p></o:p></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal"> <o:p></o:p></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal"> <o:p></o:p></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal"> <o:p></o:p></p>
</div>
</div>
</body>
</html>