A college professor copies seven chapters from a book called "How to Get Better Grades-A Creative Approach to College Success!" There are ten chapters in the book.She incorporates this material into a packet of material that is printed in her college's copy center.The packet is then placed in the local book store and is placed on the required materials list for students to purchase.The author of the book on getting better grades believes the professor has violated his copyright.The author is:

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The professor's actions of copying seven chapters from the book and placing them for sale in the bookstore without obtaining permission from the author is a clear violation of copyright law. The fair use doctrine permits limited copying of copyrighted material for educational purposes, but this use does not extend to commercial gain. The professor is selling the copied material in the bookstore, which qualifies as commercial gain. Therefore, the author's claim of copyright violation is valid.

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