Georgia State University (2012) – Three publishers filed suit over GSU’s use electronic reserves. Recently, a ruling favoring GSU was handed down in almost every claim of copyright infringement.
Further Reading on the Case:
https://chronicle.com/article/Long-Awaited-Ruling-in/131859/?sid=at&utm_source=at&utm_medium=en
AIME v. UCLA Streaming Video Case Dismissed - AIME (Association for Information Media and Equipment, whose members include Ambrose Video) filed suit claiming that UCLA had violated copyright by streaming video to students in a course management system. It is perhaps important to note that this case also had factors such as standing to sue and California’s sovereign immunity, which were factors in dismissing the case.
Further Reading on the Case:
https://blogs.library.duke.edu/scholcomm/2011/10/04/streaming-video-case-dismissed/
https://www.educause.edu/blog/cheverij/UCLAStreamingVideoCaseDismisse/238323
https://www.libraryjournal.com/lj/home/892274-264/major_copyright_case_against_ucla.html.csp
Encyclopaedia Britannica Educational Corp. v. Crooks (1982) – found that the recording of televised programs, even those with educational content, for later use in the classroom was not fair use.
Princeton University Press v. Michigan Document Services, Inc. (1996) and Basic Books, Inc. v. Kinko’s Graphics Corp. (1991) – Both cases dealt with photocopied coursepacks in which companies copied and sold the course packs to students. In both cases the defendants were found liable for copyright infringement.