12 August 2019CopyrightSarah Morgan

Columbia University sues over ownership of Encyclopedia Iranica

New York-based Columbia University has accused a company established by late historian Ehsan Yarshater of falsely claiming to be the copyright owner of the Encyclopedia Iranica, a scholarly resource on Persian and Iranian history.

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