Macmillan Learning controversies
Controversies tied to this brand in public sources. A listing is not a finding of fault.
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2021
Publishers sue Shopify over alleged textbook piracy
Lawsuit filed
In a lawsuit filed in a U.S. court, five textbook publishers accused Shopify of allowing websites that use its technology to reproduce and sell textbooks and other materials that the publishers allege were pirated or infringed their trademarks. The publishers' allegations are claims made in the lawsuit and do not represent a court determination. The event was reported in connection with Macmillan Learning and the other publishers involved.
Five textbook publishers filed a lawsuit in a U.S. court accusing Shopify of allowing websites using its technology to reproduce and sell textbooks and other materials allegedly pirated or infringing the publishers’ trademarks. The allegations are claims in the lawsuit, not a stated court determination.
Company response
Clarification — Shopify
Shopify spokeswoman Rebecca Feigelsohn said the company requires merchants to agree to its terms of service and acceptable use policy (AUP) before signing up.
Source excerpt
In a lawsuit filed in a U.S. court on Wednesday, the publishers allege the e-commerce company allows several websites using its technology to illegally reproduce and sell textbooks, test banks and other manuals that are identical or "substantially indistinguishable" from their products.
The five publishers making the accusations against the Ottawa-based technology company are Macmillan Learning, Cengage Learning Inc., Elsevier Inc., McGraw Hill LLC and Pearson Education Inc.
Shopify spokeswoman Rebecca Feigelsohn said the company requires merchants to agree to its terms of service and acceptable use policy (AUP) before signing up.