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Supreme Court of the United States Upholds University of Texas’ Affirmative Action Policy
On Thursday, June 23, 2016, the Supreme Court of the United States in a 4-3 vote upheld the affirmative action admissions policy in Fisher v. University of Texas at Austin (Fisher II),...
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US Appeals Court Upholds Open Internet Order Governing Net Neutrality
In an important victory for libraries, higher education, and consumers, the US Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit released today its long-awaited opinion in US Telecom Association v. Federal...
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DC Circuit Court Upholds FCC’s Open Internet Order Governing Net Neutrality
On Tuesday, June 14, 2016, the Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit released its long-awaited opinion in U.S. Telecom Association v. FCC, upholding the FCC's 2015 Open Internet Order...
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ICYMI: District Court Denies Oracle’s Move to Overturn Fair Use Ruling in Favor of Google
On May 26, 2016, a jury ruled in favor of Google's use of Java's API in its Android system, finding that the inclusion of the code was fair use. Oracle...
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Google Wins Another Fair Use Case
On May 26, 2016, a jury returned a verdict in favor of Google in its battle against Oracle. Oracle brought suit claiming that Google infringed by using Java application programming...
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Supreme Court denies Authors Guild Petition for Certiorari
The Supreme Court of the United States has denied the Authors Guild for petition of certiorari in Authors Guild v. Google. This decision leaves the Second Circuit's opinion affirming fair use...
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District Court Reaffirms Fair Use in Georgia State University E-Reserves Case
On March 31, 2016, the US District Court for the Northern District of Georgia released its opinion (PDF) on remand in Cambridge University Press v. Becker, the case in which...
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A Deeper Dive Into the New Georgia State Decision
Last week, on March 31, 2016, the District Court for the Northern District of Georgia released its opinion on remand in the Georgia State University e-reserves case. The case had...
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New Decision in Georgia State University E-Reserves Case Released; 41 of 48 Claims of Infringement Found to Be Fair Uses
On March 31, 2016, the District Court for the Northern District of Georgia released its opinion on remand in the Georgia State University e-reserves case, Cambridge University Press v. Becker. The district court...
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ICYMI: Authors Guild Seeks Supreme Court Review of Google Books Fair Use Case
On December 31, 2015, the Authors Guild filed its petition for a writ of certiorari to the Supreme Court of the United States asking for review of the Second Circuit's...