Landmark Hathi Trust copyight case marks big victory for academic fair use

Thursday, October 18th, 2012 - mariann

The UGA Libraries are hosting a webcast by the Association of Research Libraries to discuss this important case, and its meaning for faculty and students using digital collections. WHEN: Wednesday October 24, 2012, as 2-3pm EST. WHERE: Auditorium of ...

Court Ruling in the Georgia State Electronic Course Reserves Copyright case favorable to GSU!

Tuesday, May 15th, 2012 - mariann

Judge Orinda Evans, U.S. District Court in Atlanta found mostly in favor of Georgia State University in the copyright infringement lawsuit brought against it by two non-profit and one for-profit publishers back in 2008: Cambridge University Press, Oxford University Press, and Sage Publications. Judge Evans found only 5 out of ...

Kevin Smith, JD, MLS (Duke University) to speak on the Google Books Project

Wednesday, February 1st, 2012 - mariann

The Heart of the Deal: getting the benefits of the Google Books Settlement without Google. When: 10-11:30AM Friday, March 23rd 2012 Where: 271 Auditorium, Special Collections Building This presentation will begin by discussing the good and bad points of the now-defunct Google Books settlement from the ongoing copyright infringement lawsuit brought by authors ...