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State Chapters => Texas => Topic started by: Elderberry on October 28, 2019, 10:05:08 pm
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Houston Chronicle by Jacob Carpenter Oct. 28, 2019
The cost of Houston ISD employees intentionally and repeatedly violating an Austin-based company’s copyrights on study guides is now final: $7.8 million.
HISD and the educational materials supplier DynaStudy agreed to a multimillion-dollar settlement earlier this month, ending three and a half years of litigation stemming from extensive copyright violations, according to a copy of the settlement obtained through a public records request. The agreement is slightly less than the $9.2-million verdict awarded to DynaStudy by jurors in May, but significantly more than the $800,000 final settlement offer HISD made before the trial. The two sides continued to negotiate a settlement following the jury’s verdict, as HISD sought a new trial or a reduction in the award.
HISD is expected to pay the settlement out of the district’s general fund, which covers day-to-day expenses, such as employee salaries and program costs. The district maintains a “rainy day†fund of nearly $400 million, which could be tapped to cover the payout.
More: https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/education/article/HISD-settles-copyright-case-for-7-8M-after-14568428.php (https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/education/article/HISD-settles-copyright-case-for-7-8M-after-14568428.php)
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(http://www.clker.com/cliparts/F/d/x/N/h/p/fork-hi.png) ing paywall!
That said, what kind of morons can be teachers in a school without knowing that photocopying copyrighted materials violates the law?!!!