In a highly anticipated decision, a federal court in Atlanta gave Georgia State University (GSU) a solid, although not complete victory in its fair use defense of its course web and electronic library reserve programs. The University had been sued by a coalition of publishers who alleged that GSU’s practices amounted to “massive” copyright infringement, and had sought a permanent injunction that could have severely limited the scanning of copyrighted documents by academic institutions for teaching purposes. In its long-awaited, 350 pageopinion, the court found that GSU’s copying for educational purposes were entitled to strong fair use protection, although that protection was subject to certain limits.
Link for Opinion | http://www.scribd.com/doc/93309819/Georgia-State-Univ-Copyright-Opinion-May-11-2012
Source | http://newsbreaks.infotoday.com
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