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Volume XCIII, Number 52	University of Southern California	Wednesday, April 6, 1983
Photocopying policy lacking at university
ROGER OLSON
'A Trojan for life/ Roger Olson's motto
By Jeffrey Tylicki
Staff Writer
Roger Olson is the kind of guy who enjoys talking about things like "the Trojan Family" and being "a Trojan for life." His ardent support for the university gets a little tiresome, but such enthusiasm may be just what his new job requires.
The 55-vear-old Olson, who last month was appointed as the new senior vice president of university relations, is in charge of almost every aspect of universitv fund raising. In simpler terms, he is the university's newr breadwinner.
"The Trojan family is our living endowment,” he said. "Harvard University has something like a S500 million endowment. We won't have that much next year, but Harvard won't have our family either."
Olson is sincere in his belief in the pow’er of the university alumni. "I'm convinced there is nothing the university can't do if its family is behind it," he said. Olson seems to believe that old university adage: "You're a Bruin for four years, but a Trojan for life."
Olson's enthusiasm for the university is certainly as strong as that of his predecessor, John Robinson, the former Trojan head football coach. Robinson was in the post for three months before he left in February to become head coach for the Los Angeles Rams. Olson has only kind words for Robinson, who he says was a close friend.
"He would have made a fine senior vice president, but he could not get football out of his
blood," Olson said. "It wasn't a matter of what was appealing or not to him, but I think he found out, no matter whatever else, he really is a football coach. My authority on the subject is his wife."
Olson said that what Robinson may not have known about the job was inconsequential because of the strong universitv relations staff. "There is no reason to assume John Robinson would not have done a very, very fine job."
Like Robinson, Olson is not a graduate of this university. He received a degree in journalism from a small Midw’est-(Continued on page 3)
By Steve De Salvo
Assistant Citv Editor
Despite a recent lawsuit filed against New |York University that alleges fopvright violations, this university has yet to adopt an official policy on the photocopying of copyrighted works, an omjission that could get the university into legal trouble.
Four months ago, the Association of American Publishers sued 13 NYU professors and an off-campus bookstore, charging that they had violated copyright regulations. The AAP named New York University as a co-defendent in the lawsuit because it did not have an official policy regarding the xeroxing of copyrighted w-orks.
"It is impcjrtant to have a policy', but d(i>n't get a policy just because of a lawsuit," said Radford King; director of the office of patent and copyright. He did say, however, that the office of the university counsel is currently determining whether an official policy is needed — a fact which attorneys in the office confirmed.
A COMMON PRACTICE
The lawsuit filed on the behalf of nine publishing firms, claims that NYU professors had violated copyright regulations by using the widespread practice of xeroxing large portions of copyrighted books and using the copies as texts for their classes.
The faculty members did not secure the necessary permission from either the author or publisher of | the copyrighted materials.
The AAP believes NYU should have closely monitored its professors, making sure they did not infringe upon copyright regulations.
"If a university doesn't have an official polio,', it should be held accountable for the actions of its professcjrs. So it is in the best interests bf a universitv to
have a policy. Otherwise, it doesn't know w’hat its faculty is doing," said Tow’nsend Hoopes, president of the AAP. "We think a university — and I mean the administration — should assume the responsibility for implementing and enforcing a policy.
"If a university professor is violating copyright law, we'll not only sue the professor, but if the professor's university doesn't have a policy, we'll sue the university too.
"That's exactly what we did with NYU," he'added.
When the lawsuit was filed
last December, universities across the country' became the target of a campaign — an effort by nine publishers to finallv’ put an end to unauthorized photocopying of copyrighted materials. Officials from the AAP admit that the lawsuit was an attempt to do two things: encourage professors to be more careful about what they photocopy and force universities to adopt official policies on the photocopying of copyrighted materials.
In both respects, the lawsuit apparently succeeded. The (Continued on page 5)
New terms sought for Coliseum seating
By Annette Haddad
Assistant Citv Editor
Although the details of the contract have not been disclosed, the university and the Los Angeles Raiders ended months of disagreement Wednesday when it wras announced that the two parties have reached an agreement in their argument over luxury box revenue at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum.
The agreement comes after almost a year of discussion between the university and Raiders owner A1 Davis. The controversy began last July when the Raiders and the Coliseum Commission signed a contract allowing the Oakland-based team to move to Los Angeles.
However, the contract also stipulated that Davis had exclusive rights to build and sell approximately 150 luxury boxes to be built on the rim of the stadium within the next few years. The dispute arose between the university and Davis because the contract stated that the Raiders w’ould have control over the sale and distribution of all tickets for the exclusive
Proposed draft-aid regulations to be delayed Lintil 1985-86
By Mark Lowe
Staff Writer
The office of admissions and financial aid isj breathing a temporary sigh of relief following the; U.S. Department of Education's recent announcement that it has changed its proposed regulation; tying federal financial aid to registration for the draft.
The decision, which frees universities for the time being of the administrative burden of having to collect information on all aid recipients, makesj it possible for students to merely sign a form saying that they have registered.
Michael Halloran, associate dean of admissions and financial aid, said the switch w'as the result; of the considerable outcry by financial aid offices across the country' against the proposed regulations. Universities claimed the regulations, whichj would have forced schools to send proof of registration to Washington, D.C., would be costly, cumbersome and time-consuming.
"The news about the change in the regulation^
is certainly a great relief," Halloran said. "It will be no problem to collect signatures."
The proof of registration requirement, originally scheduled to take effect July 1, will now be delayed until the 1985-86 academic year, unless the simplified rules have been proven equally effective.
In addition, the House Subcommittee on Postsecondary Education recently approved a bill that would even delay the collecting of signatures until Feb. 1, 1984.
"The deferral is a bill that has passed out of committee but has not been acted on by the full House," Halloran said. "It's a little early' to know what's going to happen."
Halloran said the Education Department has not mandated any way of enforcing compliance with the revised draft-aid law, but "the stories we're hearing allude to post-audits."
Post-audits are done about every two years by agencies outside the university’ to ensure financial aid money is properly distributed, Halloran said.
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seats for all coliseum events, including university football games.
As a result the Raiders would be making a substantial profit from university games.
Although neither university administrators nor Raiders officials w’ould comment on the specific terms of the agreement. Jon Strauss, senior vice president of adminstration, said the two parties "agreed in principle" about the allocation of the revenue that will be created by the special seating. He added that details, which will be made public in a few W’eeks, are still in the process of being finalized.
The announcement of the agreement will also have a significant effect on the university's contract with the Coliseum Commission and whether the university will continue to play its home football games there. The luxury box issue had been a major deterrent for the university' in coming to terms with the coliseum for next season's games.
The same issue prompted UCLA to move from the coliseum to the Rose Bowl as its home field last season.
The university meets today with the Coliseum Commission and it is expected that a new contract will be discussed.
Since the luxury boxes will be sold for more than the regular stadium seating, the university was concerned over who would get the extra revenue. Though Davis had offered the university top ticket price for each box seat, the dispute began when the university declined the offer because the Raiders would still make a large profit from university football games.
The agreement between the university and the Raiders comes in the wake of another agreement concerning the luxury’ boxes and the Los Angeles Olympic Organizing Committee. The agreement states that the committee would pay the Raiders S3 million for use of the boxes if they are built in time for the Olympic games. However, Davis has not vet announced if he will build the boxes in time.