Professor Stan Dupp Teaches Media Writing at Whotssamatta U

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Professor Stan Dupp teaches media writing at Whotssamatta U. He feels students pay too much for textbooks, so he decides to photocopy and distribute copies of his textbook for the class to use for free. Prof. Dupp does not charge students because he is convinced since it is for educational purposes, neither the university nor him should profit. Dupp and the university benefit from tuition and fees, of course, but that wouldn't change his mind about whether the book should be sold to students. Prof. Dupp believes this use would not be a copyright infringement because it is a textbook example of acceptable fair use.

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