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Georgia State University copyright update: publishers appeal to 11th Circuit

Foley Hoag LLP
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USA
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May 28 2013

Approximately a year ago, Judge Orinda Evans of the Federal District Court for Northern Georgia held that the electronic reserves practices of the

Can schools seize ownership of students’ copyrights?

Briggs and Morgan
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USA
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February 4 2013

The Washington Post reports that Prince George's County Board of Education has proposed asserting ownership over student copyrights. The draft policy

Parsing politics and (intellectual) property

Wiley Rein LLP
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USA
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November 26 2012

As the 2012 election season reached full-fevered pitch, it seemed thatat least in my home “swing” state of Virginiapolitical candidates and third-party advertisers had taken over the airwaves with positive and negative ads

Politician settling case for unauthorized use of music at campaign events

Mintz Levin Cohn Ferris Glovsky and Popeo PC
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USA
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August 29 2012

It appears that Newt Gingrich and Frankie Sullivan, a member of the rock band Survivor, and his company Rude Music , have reached a tentative settlement in the latter’s copyright infringement suits against Gingrich for use of the song “Eye of the Tiger” during Gingrich’s presidential campaign bid

Political fair use part v: the dulcet tones of presidential copyright infringement

Foley Hoag LLP
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USA
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August 27 2012

Mitt Romney seems to attract copyright controversies like his bank account attracts interest

Georgia State University students will continue to enjoy e-reserves thanks to the fair use doctrine

Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP
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USA
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May 31 2012

This copyright infringement case was brought in 2008 by several publishers against Georgia State University (“GSU”) for making certain copyrighted materials electronically available to its students without paying licensing fees

Copyright, fair use, and academic institutions

Fox Rothschild LLP
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USA
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May 22 2012

A district court in Georgia recently issued an opinion that, if upheld, may allow academic institutions and others to share portions of digital documents online and avoid liability under U.S. copyright law

Federal district court’s copyright ruling favors Georgia State University

Franczek Radelet PC
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USA
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May 18 2012

In a case that has been closely watched through the higher education community, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia held on May 11, 2012, that Georgia State University (GSU) was entitled to prevail in 94 out of 99 copyright infringement claims