Any Legal Issues with Posting Solutions to Textbook Problems?

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Concerns about copyright issues arise when posting solutions to problems from a copyrighted physics textbook online for student use. While educational purposes may allow some leniency, the legality of sharing these solutions is uncertain. It's suggested that the individual teaching the class should contact the authors of the textbook for clarification. Additionally, it is noted that solutions manuals are typically sold separately and not available to students, which raises questions about the appropriateness of sharing her solutions. Legal advice cannot be provided in this context, emphasizing the need for caution.
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Hi, all.

My friend is teaching a physics class. She personally has worked out and LaTeXed solutions to many of the problems from the class text with the intention of posting them online so students can use them to study. I'm mildly concerned that this might violate some sort of copyright since the class text is copyrighted... Do you guys know if there are any legal issues here?

I'm mostly just curious, since a physics problem is a kind of abstract thing and it seems strange that you could have legal ownership over it, but maybe you can!

Thanks and regards.
 
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She needs to contact the authors, some leniency is allowed for educational purposes, but she may be going too far. They sell solutions manuals to teachers and students are not allowed to have them, does she not have one? I assume she must not be a college professor, since should know this?
 
Answer: Tell her to contact the authors. We have no way of telling if what she is doing would hold up in a court of law.

We cannot give legal advice.
 

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