This month Sage Publishers, Oxford UP and Cambridge UP filed a lawsuit that alleges Georgia State University was involved in the “systematic, widespread, and unauthorized copying and distribution of a vast amount of copyrighted works “ through their e-reserves and WebCT CMS. The College, the Dean of Libraries and the Provost for Information Technology were all named in the suit. The complete complaint is available in pdf in Dian Schaffhauser’s article in Campus Technology. http://www.campustechnology.com/articles/61139
To read some of the news articles and blog postings, try Charles Bailey Jr’s blog, DigitalKoans: http://www.escholarlypub.com/digitalkoans/2008/04/17/georgia-state-copyright-infringement-suit-coverage-and-commentary/
The publishers are asking for no monetary damages but this seems like a test case to once again define fair use in an educational setting.
