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Police in Kalansua uncovered a pirate book publishing operation in homes and three stores that was producing school books for elementary school students. The books are pirated, unauthorized printing of English, Hebrew and math books. In total, police confiscated 2,000 books and an additional 6,000 learning aids.
Police point out that in addition to violating copyright law, the printing was done without any supervision by Ministry of Education officials and therefore, it is not known if the books contain the correct and/or current content.
A number of arrests were made.
(YWN – Israel Desk, Jerusalem/Photos: Israel Police Spokesman Unit)
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How horrible. Providing lower cost schools books to little kids. If a society wanted poor kids to be educated, they would provide the school books at a price so low that the “pirate” couldn’t match.
A “black market” for school books means there is an official market with a state monopoly that is reaping monopoly profits. While for some items that is good, for children’s schoolbooks that is not so good.