We have a scientist who is a regular library user and who is
a member of the National Academy of Sciences. He WANTS to
give us his copies of the Proceedings (which he gets free).
We have a paid subscription which could be cancelled. Is
it legal for us to accept his issues as the library copy?
My director is of the opinion that we could take a gift of
back issues, but that it would be illegal (violation of
copyright law) to take issues from his current subscription.
I'm not aware of any text in the journal itself that says not
to give it to a library. I also think that the only
differential pricing NAS does is members (who are elected
as an honor) vs. everyone else.
  Anybody got definite legal information?
Maggie Rioux

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