The Cavalier Daily :: ​Court ruling may impact scholarly use of copyrighted works

"The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit revoked the quantitative benchmarks previously used in determining what constitutes “fair use” of copyright material Friday — a decision which could have implications down the road for colleges and universities and their use of electronic resources. According to the doctrine of fair use, portions of copyrighted works are allowed to be used in a nonprofit, educational context without permission from the copyright holder. The appellate court, which covers Georgia, Florida and Alabama, rejected doctrine which allowed for up to 10 percent of a work, or one chapter, be used in this manner. Provisions for fair use were created to allow academics to share and expand upon each other’s publications without paying restrictive fees ..."