10 dezembro 2002

CULTURAS IN VITRO
German publishers win right to use Potter name: The judge in the case agreed with the publishing house’s argument that they did not need to obtain copyright for school books because they were for educational purposes.
The practice of using images on German schoolbooks is apparently commonplace.
According to the publishing house, authors are happy to be targeted because it gives them free publicity and even boosts sales of the original book as it means children have to buy them so they can complete the homework.