Some professors’ notes are sold at high prices; is it permissible for me to copy these notes for the students at a nominal price?
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: We have some scientific subjects at our university, such as mathematics and physics, and there are notes by some professors, but they are sold at very high prices that are beyond the students’ means. His question is: Is it permissible for me to buy these notes and then copy them for the students at a nominal price that covers only the cost of copying?
Answer:
This is not permissible except with the permission of the owner of the notes. It is not permissible for you to copy them and sell them without the owner’s permission, because he has rights over them. If he permits it, there is no harm.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: We have some scientific subjects at our university, such as mathematics and physics, and there are notes by some professors, but they are sold at very high prices that are beyond the students’ means. His question is: Is it permissible for me to buy these notes and then copy them for the students at a nominal price that covers only the cost of copying?
Answer:
This is not permissible except with the permission of the owner of the notes. It is not permissible for you to copy them and sell them without the owner’s permission, because he has rights over them. If he permits it, there is no harm.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [381 -939] مذكرات بعض الدكاترة تباع بأسعار غالية فهل يجوز لي أن أنسخ للطلاب هذه المذكرات بسعر رمزي؟ — youtube.com
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