E-Reserves and Copyright: Proposed Injunction in Cambridge University Press et al. v. Patton et al. Case

Cambridge University Press and other plaintiffs have submitted a proposed injunction in the Cambridge University Press et al. v. Patton et al. case. The trial starts on 5/16/11.

Here's an excerpt:

II. Subject only to the provisions of Paragraph III hereof, GSU shall be and is permanently enjoined and restrained from creating, reproducing, transmitting, selling, or in any manner distributing, or assisting, participating in, soliciting, encouraging, or facilitating the creation, reproduction, download, display, sale, or distribution in any manner of, copies, whether in hard copy format, digital or electronic computer files, or any other format, of any and all Works without permission.

Read more about it at "A Nightmare Scenario for Higher Education" and "The Missing Preface or, How Publishers Are Misusing 20th Century Guidelines to End Fair Use at GSU."

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