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The Georgia State University Copyright Case After The Appeal: Is It More Appealing?, Judson L. Strain

Faculty Scholarship – Library Science

This presentation covers the Appellate Court review of the District Court's findings in the academic publishers' and Copyright Clearance Center's case against Georgia State University's electronic reserve policies.

The Georgia State University Copyright Case (Cambridge University Press V. Becker) And What It Means For Librarians, Judson L. Strain

Faculty Scholarship – Library Science

The Federal District Court in the Georgia State University copyright case (Cambridge University Press v Becker) constructed a carefully defined, but expansive Fair Use “safe harbor”. Academic libraries and not-for-profit educational institutions can use this “safe harbor” to make copies of copyright-protected materials and distribute them to students in a carefully controlled manner. The decision requires safeguards to help ensure that copies do not get disseminated beyond their intended audience. It also gives more flexibility in cases where publishers do not make smaller excerpts readily available.

The Georgia State decision has been reported as allowing up to 10%,or …