Dissecting The 350-Page GSU Copyright Ruling

Law360, New York (June 1, 2012, 12:59 PM EDT) -- On May 11, 2012, we learned what it sounds like when all the college professors and university librarians in the country breathe a collective sigh of relief. Judge Orinda Evans of the Federal District Court for Northern Georgia issued a whopping 350-page opinion which, for the most part, vindicated Georgia State University's fair use defense in the closely watched copyright infringement case brought by a coalition of publishers (Oxford University Press, Cambridge University Press and Sage Publications) with the financial backing of the Copyright Clearance Center and the Association of American Publishers....

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