Hit: Copyright question on recording books

["Miller-Breetz, Julie" <jbreetz1@JEFFERSON.K12.KY.US>]

Thank you very much to all of you who replied so promptly!  My question was
whether it would be copyright infringement if members of a local club bought
books and then did audio recordings of them to help ESL students learn
English.  The majority of the responses indicated that this would be a
violation of copyright.  It is not OK to make a complete copy of anything;
just as it would be incorrect to photocopy an entire book, it would also not
be OK to make a "phonocopy" of an entire book.  Many suggested that the club
members simply buy audiorecordings or that they get the permission of the
publisher first.  I really appreciate your help!

Julie Miller-Breetz, library media specialist
Engelhard Elementary
Louisville, KY
jbreetz1@jefferson.k12.ky.us

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