Georgia State University Digital Coursepack Lawsuit
In April of 2008, three publishers, including AAUP members Cambridge and Oxford University Presses, filed suit against Georgia State University officials, citing a pattern of illegal distribution of copyrighted book and journal content through digital course management and similar systems controlled by Georgia State. The Association of American University Presses supported the difficult decision made by Cambridge and Oxford, both AAUP members, to take this action — particularly in light of its broad concerns for the critical role that university presses, which are non-profits, play in the world of university instruction and scholarly communications. Read more from the AAUP statement.
Article of Interest: "Georgia State and (Un)Fair Use: A Rebuttal to Kenneth Crews", Sanford Thatcher, Against the Grain, March 2010
Current Status: Final Filings submitted July 2011. Awaiting judgment.
On March 17, 2011, Judge Evans issued an order denying the GSU motion to dismiss on sovereign immunity grounds and setting a trial date of May 16, 2011.
GSU Litigation Documents
As a matter of interest to the AAUP community, we are posting public documents from the legal complaint filed against GSU. Filings and court documents can also be found at Justia.com.
Plaintiffs' Reply Memorandum of Law in Further Support of Their Motion for Summary Judgement, April 26, 2010
Reply Brief in Support of Defendants' Motion for Summary Judgement, April 26, 2010
Plaintiffs' Memorandum of Law in Support of Motion to Exclude the Putative Expert Testimony of Kenneth D. Crews, April 14, 2010
Plaintiffs' Memorandum of Law in Opposition to Defendants' Motion for Summary Judgement, April 5, 2010
Plaintiffs' Memorandum of Law in Support of Motion for Summary Judgement, March 1, 2010
Defendants' Local Rule Statement of Material Facts to Which There is No Genuine Issue in Support of Their Motion for Summary Judgement, March 1, 2010
Memorandum in Support of Defendants' Motion for Summary Judgment, March 1, 2010
Plaintiffs' Local Rule 56.1 Statement of Facts in Support of Their Motion for Summary Judgment, February 26, 2010
Rebuttal Expert Report of Kenneth D. Crews, J.D., Ph.D., November 2, 2009
Defendants' Opposition to Plaintiffs' Motion to Exclude the Expert Report of Kenneth D. Crews, June 19, 2009
Plaintiffs' Motion to Exclude the Expert Report of Kenneth D. Crews and Supporting Memorandum, June 5, 2009
Expert Report of Kenneth D. Crews, J.D., Ph.D., June 1, 2009
Complaint for Declaratory Judgment and Injunctive Relief, April 15, 2008
