Google Copyright Infringement Reports to Quadruple This Year

By Zoe Fox
 /http://mashable.com/2013/07/31/google-copyright-reports/

Commercial-Free Recording and Copyright

A recent Appeals Court ruling establishes that, when recording their favorite television shows, viewers can indeed skip the advertisements without violating the fair use doctrine.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/wonkblog/wp/2013/07/24/court-says-skipping-ads-doesnt-violate-copyright-thats-a-big-deal/

Authors Guild Loses Class Action Status in Case Against Google Books

A U.S. Appeals Court recently revoked the Authors Guild's class action status and ordered a lower court judge to rule on whether or not Google's book scanning project meets the definition of "fair use."

http://lj.libraryjournal.com/2013/07/copyright/authors-guild-loses-class-action-status/

Happy Birthday: The Party May Be Over

Who Owns 'Happy Birthday'? Lawsuit Seeks Return of Millions

Supreme Court Gives American Consumers Victory Over Copyright Owners in Kirtsaeng vs. John Wiley & Sons

http://www.forbes.com/sites/garyshapiro/2013/03/20/supreme-court-gives-american-consumers-victory-over-copyright-owners-in-kirtsaeng-vs-john-wiley-sons/
by Gary Sharpiro. Forbes, March 3, 2013

Publisher Threatens to Sue Blogger for $1-Billion

Publisher Threatens to Sue Blogger for $1-Billion
by Jake New

Jefferey Beall, a metadata librarian at the University of Colorado at Denver, is being sued by OMICS Publishing Group, based in India, for his popular blog scholarly Open Access.

Turn to Your Library to Navigate Copyright for MOOCs

Have you created MOOC presentations or assigned them as class readings?  According to this article from Library Journal, some are suggesting the fair use copyright exemption may not apply to MOOCs.  Read more to learn how libraries can help you navigate these copyright issues.

http://lj.libraryjournal.com/2013/05/library-services/massive-open-opportunity-supporting-moocs/