Elsevier, MIT and Wiley File Copyright Infringement Suit

Karl sent over Word That Three major publishers of scientific, technical and medical materials today announced that they have filed suit against Custom Copies, Inc., and its president Kenneth F. Roberts, both of Gainesville, Florida. The suit charges the defendants with unauthorized mass photocopying of material from the publishers\’ books and journals. The publishers are Elsevier Science, Inc., The MIT Press, and John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

The publishers\’ complaint, filed in federal district court in Gainesville, alleges that Custom Copy produces coursepacks for sale on the campus of the University of Florida at Gainesville, without authorization from the copyright holders.