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 that is printed in her college's copy center.The packet is then placed on the required materials list for students to purchase and is sold in the local book store.The author of the book believes the professor has violated his copyright.
A)The author is right.The professor should not have copied the chapters and placed them for sale in the bookstore.
B)The author is technically correct.However,even though an infringement occurred,he cannot sue the professor since educational personnel are exempt from liability under copyright law.
C)The author is not correct.Under the "fair use doctrine," a college professor can copy material and distribute it to students for educational purposes.
D)The author is not correct.It does not appear that the professor actually made any money from the alleged copyright infringement.

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The professor's actions constitute copyright infringement as she copied a substantial portion of the book and sold it for profit without permission from the author or publisher. The fair use doctrine allows for limited use of copyrighted material for educational purposes, but this use goes beyond what is considered fair use. Additionally, the exemption for educational personnel under copyright law does not apply in this case as the professor sold the material for profit.

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