Copyright fight looms over college textbooks.

This article reveals that the rising cost of college textbooks has led to the proliferation of textbook file sharing. There are several web sites that allow or encourage students to make available scanned copies of textbook pages for others to download free of charge via peer-to-peer file-sharing technology. According to J. D. Harriman of DLA Piper, young people are used to taking copyrighted material in the era of Napster and peer-to-peer file sharing. A study conducted by the U.S. Government Accountability Office found that textbook prices have risen at the twice the annual rate over the last 20 years. A statement was released by Ed McCoyd of the Association of American Publishers noting that textbook publishers are actively enforcing their copyrights.