NUL Copyright
This blog is to share information and insight on copyright law, trends and practices and how they may affect the Northwestern University community.
April 16, 2008
Publishers Sue Georgia State U. on e-coursepack
The New York TImes reports today that Cambridge University Press, Oxford University Press, and Sage Publications have entered a lawsuit against four Georgia State University officials for copyright infringement. The case involves the provision of course readings to students, though no details are provided in the story regarding the means of distribution of material the University has considered as falling under the Fair Use provision of the US Copyright Act.
The Georgia State University's policy document on copyright, published at http://www.library.gsu.edu/services/pages.asp?ldID=68&guideID=281&ID=1682#copyright, is not currently available. (4/16/2008, 9:50AM EST).
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