Georgia State Sued for Copyright Infringement

http://ourgeorgiahistory.com/ogh/copyright_lawsuit_against_georgia_state_university

GSU is currently being sued by several publishers for copyright infringement. All of this has stemmed from the University allowing student to download "course packets" that contain works from the publishers that are under copyright.

In July of 2008 the University appeared before the court claiming that the materials were used under the copyright's Fair Use Exemption which allows for schools to copy and use a limited amount of work that is under copyright for educational purposes.

The publishers maintain that too much of the material was used and therefore violates the Fair Use Exemption as multiple entire chapters and lartge excerpts are used in these course packets.

An intersting facet of this lawsuit is that these materials were made available on-line and not in printed form. Needless to say the decision the court makes could have a huge impact on colleges across the country.