Question

In 1991, a U.S. District Court judge ordered ______ to pay $510,000 to a group of eight book publishers for violating their copyrights by producing photocopied packets of reading materials for college students.

Answer 1

Answer:

Kinko's Graphic Corporation.

Explanation:

On March 28, 1991, the U.S. District Court, New York Southern District  headed by Judge Constance Baker Motley  ordered Kinko's graphic corporation to pay a fine of $510,000 to a group of eight book publishers for violating their copyrights by producing photocopied packets of reading materials for college students.

This case known as Basic Books, Inc. v. Kinko’s Graphics Corp. was brought into a legal court when the plaintiffs, a group of eight book publishers, sued Kinko's graphic Corp. for copyrights infringement.

The court observed that the defendant was unable to proof that the photocopied materials were done with the proper permission of the publishers and was, therefore, ordered to pay a fine of $510,000 to the plaintiffs for violating Copyrights Act.