ORINDA D. EVANS, District Judge.
I. Case History ....................................................................1201
II. Eleventh Amendment Immunity and the Ex Parte Young Doctrine .....................1205
III. Copyright Infringement and the Fair Use Defense .................................1210
A. Findings of Fact ............................................................1211
B. Conclusions of Law ..........................................................1221
1. Prima Facie Case of Copyright Infringement ..............................1221
2. The Fair Use Defense ....................................................1223
Factor 1: Purpose and Character of the Use, including whether
such use is of a commercial character or is for nonprofit
educational purposes ..................................................1224
Factor 2: Nature of the Copyrighted Work ................................1225
Factor 3: Amount and Substantiality of the Portion Used in
Relation to the Copyrighted Work as a Whole ...........................1227
a. Classroom Guidelines ................................................1227
b. Amount of the Portion Used in Relation to the Copyrighted
Work as a Whole ...................................................1229
c. Substantiality of the Portion Used in Relation to the
Copyrighted Work as a Whole .......................................1233
Factor 4: The Effect of the Use on the Potential Market for or
Value of the Copyrighted Work .........................................1235
Additional Considerations ...............................................1240
a. Limited unpaid copying of excerpts will not deter academic
authors from creating new academic works ..........................1240
b. The slight limitation of permissions income caused by the fair
use authorized by this Order will not appreciably diminish
Plaintiffs' ability to publish scholarly works and will promote the spread of knowledge ...........................................1240 Summary of Fair Use Assessment ..........................................1242 IV. Individual Infringement Claims ..................................................1243 A. Professor Murphy ............................................................1243 Maymester 2009: AL 8480 1. Pronunciation Games (Cambridge) .........................................1244 2. Keep Talking (Cambridge) ................................................1246 3. More Grammar Games (Cambridge) ..........................................1247 4. Grammar Practice Activities (Cambridge) .................................1248 5. Five Minute Activities (Cambridge) ......................................1249 6. Newspapers (Oxford) .....................................................1251 7. Role Play (Oxford) ......................................................1252 B. Professor Kaufmann ..........................................................1253 Maymester 2009: EPRS 8500 8. The Craft of Inquiry (Oxford) ...........................................1253 9. Handbook of Feminist Research (Sage) ....................................1255 10. Handbook of Social Theory (Sage) .......................................1256 11. The Sage Handbook of Qualitative Research (Third) (Sage) ...............1258 12. The Sage Handbook of Qualitative Research (Second) (Sage) ..............1261 13. Handbook of Critical & Indigenous Methodologies (Sage) .................1262 14. Qualitative Research Practice (Sage) ...................................1264 15. Handbook of Narrative Inquiry (Sage) ...................................1265 Summer 2009: EPRS 8510 16. The Sage Handbook of Qualitative Research (Second) (Sage) ..............1266 17. Inside Interviewing (Sage) .............................................1269 Fall 2009: EPRS 8500 18. The Craft of Inquiry (Oxford) ..........................................1270 19. Approaches to Qualitative Research (Sage) ..............................1271 20. Handbook of Feminist Research (Sage) ...................................1272 21. Handbook of Narrative Inquiry (Sage) ...................................1274 22. The Sage Handbook of Qualitative Research (Third) (Sage) ...............1276 23. The Sage Handbook of Qualitative Research (Second) (Sage) ..............1278 24. Handbook of Social Theory (Sage) .......................................1280 C. Professor Esposito ..........................................................1282 Summer 2009: EPSF 8280 25. Handbook of Ethnography (Sage) .........................................1282 26. Handbook of Feminist Research (Sage) ...................................1283 27. The Sage Handbook of Qualitative Research (Second) (Sage) ..............1284 28. The Sage Handbook of Qualitative Research (First) (Sage) ...............1286 Fall 2009: EPRS 8520 29. Theoretical Frameworks in Qualitative Research (Sage) ..................1287 D. Professor Kruger ............................................................1289 Fall 2009: EPY 7090 30. Awakening Children's Minds (Oxford) ....................................1289 Fall 2009: EPY 8220 31. Understanding Trauma (Cambridge) .......................................1291 E. Professor Orr ...............................................................1292 Summer 2009: MUS 8860 32. Liszt: Sonata in B Minor (Cambridge) ...................................1292 33. The Cambridge Companion to Mendelssohn (Cambridge) .....................1294 34. The Cambridge Companion to Schumann (Cambridge) ........................1296 35. The Cambridge Companion to Beethoven (Cambridge) .......................1297 36. The Music of Berlioz (Oxford) ..........................................1299 Fall 2009: MUS 8840 37. The Organ as a Mirror of Its Time (Oxford) .............................1300 38. North German Church Music (Oxford) .....................................1301 F. Professor Dixon .............................................................1302 Fall 2009: AAS 3000
39. The Slave Community (Oxford) ...........................................1303 40. African American Single Mothers (Sage) .................................1304 41. Black Children (Sage) ..................................................1305 42. Black Families (Third) (Sage) ..........................................1307 G. Professor Hartwig ...........................................................1309 Fall 2009: AH 4900 43. Ancient Egyptian Materials & Technology (Cambridge) ....................1309 H. Professor Kim ...............................................................1311 Fall 2009: AL 8550 44. Criterion Referenced Language Testing Cambridge) .......................1311 45. Assessing Grammar (Cambridge) ..........................................1312 46. Assessing Reading (Cambridge) ..........................................1314 47. Fundamental Considerations in Language Testing (Oxford) ................1315 48. Language Testing in Practice (Oxford) ..................................1317 49. Assessing Listening (Cambridge) ........................................1319 50. Assessing Languages for Specific Purposes (Cambridge) ..................1320 51. Assessing Speaking (Cambridge) .........................................1321 52. Learning Vocabulary in Another Language (Cambridge) ....................1323 53. Assessing Vocabulary (Cambridge) .......................................1325 54. Assessing Writing (Cambridge) ..........................................1326 I. Professor McCombie ..........................................................1327 Fall 2009: ANTH 4440 55. International Health Organisations (Cambridge) .........................1328 56. Evolution of Infectious Disease (Oxford) ...............................1330 J. Professor Gabler-Hover ......................................................1331 Fall 2009: ENGL 4200 57. A History of Feminist Literary Criticism (Cambridge) ...................1331 K. Professor Anggoro ...........................................................1332 Fall 2009: EPY 8960 58. Language Acquisition & Conceptual Development (Cambridge) ..............1332 L. Professor Barker ............................................................1334 Fall 2009: FILM 4750 59. Film Language (Oxford) .................................................1334 M. Professor Gainty ............................................................1336 Fall 2009: HIST 4820 60. The Cambridge History of China, Volume 8, Part 2 (Cambridge) ...........1336 N. Professor Davis .............................................................1337 Fall 2009: HIST 7010 61. Region, Race & Reconstruction (Oxford) .................................1338 62. The Unpredictable Past (Oxford) ........................................1339 O. Professor Freeman ...........................................................1341 Fall 2009: JOUR 4800 63. Living Ethics (Oxford) .................................................1341 P. Professor Moloney ...........................................................1342 Fall 2009: NURS 8035 64. Handbook of Mixed Methods (Sage) .......................................1343 Q. Professor Lasner ............................................................1344 Fall 2009: PERS 2001 65. Crabgrass Frontier (Oxford) ............................................1344 66. The Politics of Public Housing (Oxford) ................................1346 R. Professor Hankla ............................................................1347 Fall 2009: POLS 3450 67. Contemporary Cases in U.S. Foreign Policy (Sage) ......................1347 68. U.S. Foreign Policy (Sage) ............................................1349 S. Professor McCoy .............................................................1350 Fall 2009: POLS 8250 69. Regimes & Democracy in Latin America (Oxford) ..........................1350
T. Professor Duffield ..........................................................1352 Fall 2009: POLS 8470 70. Behavior, Society & Nuclear War, Volume I (Oxford) .....................1353 U. Professor Whitten ...........................................................1354 Fall 2009: PSYC 4030 71. A World of Babies (Cambridge) ..........................................1356 V. Professor Harvey ............................................................1356 Fall 2009: SOCI 8030 72. The Power Elite (Oxford) ...............................................1356 W. Professor Ohmer .............................................................1359 Fall 2009: SW 8200 73. The Sage Handbook of Qualitative Research (Second) (Sage) ..............1359 74. Utilization-Focused Evaluation (Sage) ..................................1361 V. Did Georgia State's 2009 Copyright Policy Cause Infringement of Plaintiffs' Copyrights? ...................................................................1363 VI. Relief To Be Granted ............................................................1364 VII. Costs and Attorneys' Fees .......................................................1364 ATTACHMENT: Permissions and Book Sales Revenue for Books Involved in this Case ..................................................................1364
This copyright infringement case brought under 17 U.S.C. § 101 et seq. is before the Court for findings of fact and conclusions of law following a non-jury trial from May 17 through June 7, 2011. Both sides presented oral and documentary evidence and deposition testimony. The parties filed proposed findings of fact and conclusions of law. Before turning to findings and conclusions, the procedural history of the case is noted.
The original Complaint was filed on April 15, 2008. It alleged that Defendants, officials of Georgia State University in Atlanta, Georgia, had infringed copyrights held by Plaintiffs, publishing houses, by allowing unlicensed portions of Plaintiffs' copyrighted books to be posted electronically and made available electronically to students. The portions of the books which had been published electronically were listed in Exhibit 1 to Plaintiffs' Complaint. The Complaint sued Defendants in their official capacities and sought injunctive and declaratory relief and an award of attorneys' fees. Defendants filed an Answer which denied infringement, claimed the defense of fair use, and also claimed sovereign immunity and Eleventh Amendment immunity, based on Defendants' positions as state officials.
Plaintiffs filed a First Amended Complaint on December 15, 2008. The First Amended Complaint added as Defendants the various members of the University System of Georgia's Board of Regents, all of whom were sued in their official capacities only. The First Amended Complaint alleged that the members of the Board of Regents were ultimately responsible for the alleged infringements which had occurred at Georgia State by virtue of their supervisory authority over the University system. The Answer to the First Amended Complaint again denied the claimed infringements, asserted the defense of fair use, and also asserted sovereign immunity and Eleventh Amendment immunity for all Defendants.
In December 2008, the University System of Georgia, of which Georgia State
The initial round of discovery was completed in January 2010. Summary judgment motions were filed by both sides on February 26, 2010. Plaintiffs' motion addressed the claimed inadequacy of the new Copyright Policy and the fair use checklist, but also argued that they were entitled to injunctive relief based on the alleged infringements (listed in Exhibit 1 to the First Amended Complaint) which predated the new policy. They also relied on additional alleged infringements which occurred prior to enactment of the new Copyright Policy in February 2009, but which had not been listed in the Complaint or First Amended Complaint.
Defendants argued in part in their motion for summary judgment that with respect to Plaintiffs' claim for injunctive relief, only alleged infringements occurring since the 2009 policy was enacted should be considered. Defendants claimed that the 2009 policy had substantially reduced unlicensed electronic copying of copyrighted excerpts at Georgia State. Plaintiffs in turn argued that there have been "massive" infringements since the new policy was enacted.
On August 11 and 12, 2010, the Court issued orders that directed Plaintiffs to produce a comprehensive list of all claimed infringements of their copyrights that had occurred at Georgia State during the three full semesters post-dating enactment of the new Copyright Policy: the 2009 Maymester (a three-week term), the 2009 summer semester and the 2009 fall semester. Also, Plaintiffs were required to provide certain information concerning the infringement claims.
In a ruling on September 30, 2010, the Court denied Plaintiffs' motion for summary judgment [Doc. 142], which sought judgment on all claims in Plaintiffs' First Amended Complaint. Defendants' motion for summary judgment [Doc. 160] seeking judgment on all claims was as [227], granted in part and denied in part. Defendants were granted summary judgment as to Plaintiffs' claim of direct infringement (Count I)
In the summary judgment order, the Court agreed with Defendants that only the infringement claims post-dating the commencement of the 2009 Policy were relevant to Plaintiffs' claims for injunctive and declaratory relief. The Court interpreted Plaintiffs' First Amended Complaint as including a claim that the 2009 policy had led to continuing abuse of the fair use privilege. Because the parties had not had an opportunity to conduct discovery as to these alleged infringements, the Court declined to determine the validity of these claims. Noting that all Defendants were entitled to claim protection under the doctrines of sovereign immunity and Eleventh Amendment immunity, subject to the exception possibly offered by the Ex Parte Young doctrine
[Doc. 235 at 30 (footnote omitted)]. The parties were directed to confer and to file a proposed scheduling order for additional discovery, which they did on October 20, 2010.
On November 4, 2010, Defendants filed a motion to dismiss Plaintiffs' First Amended Complaint, arguing that the Court lacked jurisdiction to proceed. Defendants' argument was that because none of the named Defendants had copied or caused the electronic copying of the excerpts (they argued this was done by the individual professors who evaluated whether use of each excerpt constituted fair use, based on the fair use checklists they filled out and by others who assisted, e.g. by scanning excerpts into the electronic system), the named Defendants were not responsible for the claimed violations and therefore could not be sued, even for injunctive relief, under the Ex Parte Young exception to sovereign immunity/Eleventh Amendment immunity. Plaintiffs countered that all Defendants have supervisory authority of varying types over the professors and have the power to issue instructions to cease copyright violations.
On March 15, 2011, the parties filed a joint document detailing alleged infringements in the 2009 Maymester, the summer 2009 semester and the fall 2009 semester [Doc. 266]. Ninety nine alleged infringements were listed. This joint filing included Plaintiffs' specification of the name of the copyrighted work, the infringements, and Defendants' objections of various types to each claim of infringement. For example, in some instances Defendants claimed that there was no copyright registration. Defendants also claimed that all 99 uses were protected by the doctrine of fair use. Defendants consistently objected to the fact that Plaintiffs' percentage calculations of the ratio between the number of pages in the excerpts and the number of pages in the books were based on only the text portions of the copyrighted books, not including such parts as tables of contents, introductions, and prefaces. Defendants instead contended that all pages of the copyrighted work should be used when calculating such percentages. Thus, in all instances Defendants' calculations of what
The trial began on May 17, 2011. During Plaintiffs' case in chief, representatives of each of the three Plaintiffs testified: Frank Smith, Director of Digital Publishing Global for Cambridge; Carol Richman, Director of Licensing for Sage; and Niko Pfund, Acting President of Oxford. Mr. Smith, Ms. Richman, and Mr. Pfund testified about the type of works their publishing houses typically publish, the publishing houses' involvement with the Association of American Publishers
At the close of Plaintiffs' case, the Court granted Defendants' motion for judgment on Count II (contributory infringement), leaving only the claim under Count I that the 2009 Copyright Policy caused copyright infringement.
On June 1, 2011, Plaintiffs voluntarily and unilaterally filed with the Clerk of Court a revised list of 75 claimed infringements [Doc. 361]. This list dropped 25 of the claimed infringements from the March 15 joint list and added one new claim.
Defendants began their presentation of evidence with additional deposition testimony of President Mark Becker. Next Defendants called as witnesses eleven Georgia State professors: Charles Hankla, Janet Gabler-Hover, Melinda Hartwig, Patricia Dixon, Denis Gainty (by deposition), Margaret Moloney, Anne Kruger, John Murphy, John Duffield, Jennifer McCoy (by deposition), and Daphne Greenberg (by deposition). The professors testified concerning their determinations that use of the copyrighted excerpts they selected was allowable under the fair use doctrine, as well as the steps they took to make such fair use determinations. They testified to why they selected particular excerpts for the course curriculum. Most of them did not attend the training sessions concerning the 2009 Copyright Policy. Defendants called Laura Burtle, Georgia State's Associate Dean for special collections and individual library services, whose testimony concerned the library's process of uploading excerpts to the library's ERES system and the library's practice of flagging excerpts that appear "out of the norm." Deborah Mariniello, an employee of CCC, testified by deposition
The Eleventh Amendment provides:
U.S. CONST. amend. XI. The Eleventh Amendment prohibits suits against a state or state actors by that state's citizens as well as by citizens of another state. Hans v. Louisiana, 134 U.S. 1, 10, 10 S.Ct. 504, 33 L.Ed. 842 (1890). Here, because Defendants are state officials sued in their official capacities, they are state actors protected by the Eleventh Amendment and therefore have immunity from suit. See Williams v. Bd. of Regents of Univ. Sys. of Ga., 477 F.3d 1282, 1301 (11th Cir.2007) (holding that the University System of Georgia and the Board of Regents are state entities for Eleventh Amendment purposes). However, Plaintiffs seek an injunction under the doctrine of Ex Parte
In Ex Parte Young, the United States Supreme Court held that when a state actor seeks to enforce an act which violates federal constitutional guarantees, the Eleventh Amendment does not bar suit seeking an injunction for prospective relief from a continuing violation. Ex Parte Young, 209 U.S. 123, 159-60, 28 S.Ct. 441, 52 L.Ed. 714 (1908). The Supreme Court reasoned:
Id. at 159, 28 S.Ct. 441. Over the past century, the Ex Parte Young doctrine has been interpreted by the Supreme Court and lower courts many times. The Supreme Court has held that Ex Parte Young applies in suits against state officials who violate federal laws, not just federal constitutional guarantees. Verizon Md. Inc. v. Pub. Serv. Comm'n of Md., 535 U.S. 635, 645, 122 S.Ct. 1753, 152 L.Ed.2d 871 (2002).
Defendants argue that the case should be dismissed because Plaintiffs' claims are barred by the Eleventh Amendment and the Ex Parte Young doctrine does not apply. Citing Pennington Seed, Inc. v. Produce Exchange No. 299, 457 F.3d 1334 (Fed.Cir.2006) as persuasive authority, Defendants assert that the Ex Parte Young exception to Eleventh Amendment immunity does not apply to them because Defendants themselves are not violating federal law but instead only oversee Georgia State's policies and personnel. Defendants argue that this is an insufficient connection between Defendants and any violations of the Copyright Act for Ex Parte Young to apply here.
In Pennington Seed, patent holders filed an original complaint against the University of Arkansas (a public state university), and a first amended complaint against the chairman of the board for the Arkansas university system, the president of the Arkansas university system, the chancellor of the University of Arkansas, and a University of Arkansas professor; the patent holders alleged infringement and conversion of their U.S. patent. Id. at 1337. Specifically, they alleged that the defendants were "actively growing, marketing, offering for sale, promoting and selling a product containing [the patentees'] patented product." Id. at 1338. The United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri dismissed the original complaint because the Eleventh Amendment barred the action against the University of Arkansas. Id. The District Court then dismissed the first amended complaint against the chairman of the board, the president, and the chancellor (which had been alleged on the basis of the Ex Parte Young doctrine) based on Eleventh Amendment immunity because the first amended complaint "failed to allege a causal connection between those officials and the enforcement or threatened enforcement of an act."
On appeal to the Federal Circuit, the patent holders argued that the District Court improperly dismissed the claims against the chairman of the board, the president, and the chancellor because Ex
Id. at 1342-43. The Federal Circuit affirmed the dismissal of plaintiffs' claims against the chairman of the board, the president, and the chancellor. Id. at 1343.
In reaching this conclusion, the Federal Circuit reasoned that the patent holders were asking the federal courts to enjoin the chairman of the board, the president, and the chancellor from neglecting their job duties established by state law; and according to Pennhurst State School & Hospital v. Halderman, 465 U.S. 89, 104 S.Ct. 900, 79 L.Ed.2d 67 (1984), "a federal court cannot enjoin a state official to perform his or her duty under state law" (emphasis in original). Pennington Seed, 457 F.3d at 1343.
In Pennhurst School, a resident of a Pennsylvania institution for the care of the mentally retarded ("Pennhurst School") brought suit against Pennhurst School on behalf of himself and a class consisting of all persons who were or might become residents of Pennhurst School. Pennhurst School, 465 U.S. at 92, 104 S.Ct. 900. Various state and county officials who allegedly had violated his federal constitutional and statutory rights as well as his rights under the Pennsylvania Mental Health and Mental Retardation Act of 1966 ("MH/MR Act") were also named as defendants. Id. The resident sought both damages and injunctive relief.
The Supreme Court reversed and remanded. Id. at 125, 104 S.Ct. 900. The Supreme Court stated that none of the past Eleventh Amendment cases "can be said to hold that injunctive relief could be ordered against State officials for failing to carry out their duties under State statutes." Id. at 109, 104 S.Ct. 900. The Supreme Court determined that when a plaintiff alleges that a state official has violated state law, the entire basis for the Ex Parte Young doctrine disappears. Id. at 106, 104 S.Ct. 900. The Supreme Court held that the Eleventh Amendment barred the federal courts from determining how the individual defendants should carry out their duties under the Pennsylvania MH/MR (a state law). Id. The majority opinion explained: "[I]t is difficult to think of a greater intrusion on state sovereignty than when a federal court instructs state officials on how to conform their conduct to state law." Id. at 106, 104 S.Ct. 900.
Plaintiffs here argue that the Ex Parte Young exception to Eleventh Amendment immunity does apply because Defendants are state actors, acting in their official capacities, who are violating federal copyright law. Citing Luckey v. Harris, 860 F.2d 1012 (11th Cir.1988) as binding authority, Plaintiffs argue that the Ex Parte Young doctrine applies here because the Defendants have the right and ability to stop any alleged copyright violations. Plaintiffs assert that under Luckey, it is sufficient that the Defendants have "some connection" with the alleged copyright violations for Ex Parte Young to apply, and that each of the named Defendants has a connection to the alleged copyright violations at Georgia State.
In Luckey, plaintiff Horrace Luckey brought suit on behalf of a class consisting of "all indigent persons presently charged or who will be charged in the future with criminal offenses in the courts of Georgia and all attorneys who represent or will represent indigent defendants," against the Governor of Georgia, the Chief Judge of the Douglas Judicial Circuit, the Chief Judge of the Clayton Judicial Circuit, and all Georgia judges responsible for providing assistance of counsel to indigents criminally accused in the Georgia courts. Luckey, 860 F.2d at 1013. The case was brought under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, alleging that systemic deficiencies in the Georgia indigent criminal defense system denied indigent defendants their Sixth Amendment right to counsel, their due process rights under the Fourteenth Amendment, their right to bail under the Eighth and Fourteenth Amendments, and equal protection of the laws guaranteed by the Fourteenth Amendment. Id.
The trial court granted defendants' motion to dismiss, holding that the claims were barred under the Eleventh Amendment because Ex Parte Young did not apply, and that the suit failed to state a claim for which relief could be granted. Id. On appeal, the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit reversed on both grounds and remanded. Id.
The Court of Appeals concluded that because plaintiffs sought an order to compel
Id. at 1015-16 (internal quotation marks and citation omitted).
Thus, the Court of Appeals found that because the governor was responsible for law enforcement in Georgia and had the residual power to commence criminal prosecutions, and because the judges were responsible for administering the system of representation for criminally accused indigent defendants, defendants were "appropriate parties against whom prospective relief could be ordered" and Ex Parte Young applied. Id. at 1016.
While the fact pattern of Pennington Seed is similar in certain respects to the case here (there, state officials were sued for alleged patent infringements in which they were not personally involved; here, state officials were sued for copyright infringements when they did not personally participate in individual fair use decisions or make any copies), it is not quite the same. In the instant case some of the Defendants were responsible for the creation and implementation of the 2009 Copyright Policy, which applies to University System of Georgia schools, including Georgia State [Doc. 278-3 at 11]. The Court infers and finds that the 2009 Copyright Policy had at least the tacit approval of the Board of Regents. The violations which are alleged here may have occurred as a result of application of that policy. In addition, the Supreme Court has held that: "In determining whether the doctrine of Ex Parte Young avoids an Eleventh Amendment bar to suit, a court need only conduct a `straightforward inquiry into whether the complaint alleges an ongoing violation of federal law and seeks relief properly characterized as prospective.'" Verizon Md. Inc. v. Pub. Serv. Comm'n of Md., 535 U.S. 635, 645, 122 S.Ct. 1753, 152 L.Ed.2d 871 (2002) (citation omitted). Further, the Eleventh Circuit Luckey opinion is binding on this Court. While Luckey is a civil rights case, brought under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, its holding as to the permissible breadth of the Ex Parte Young doctrine has precedential effect in a suit involving claimed infringement of the federal Copyright Act. Finally, the Court notes that in Virginia Office for Protection & Advocacy v. Stewart, ___ U.S. ___, 131 S.Ct. 1632, 179 L.Ed.2d 675 (2011) the Supreme Court extended Ex Parte Young to cover a state agency's suit against a state official who violated federal law by refusing the agency access to records which federal law mandated be turned over. The case's holding signals the Supreme Court's continuing commitment to protecting federally guaranteed rights under the Ex Parte Young doctrine.
The next step is to examine how Georgia State's 2009 Copyright Policy operated in relation to the requirements of copyright law during the three 2009 academic terms.
Another difficulty is that there is no precedent on all fours for how the factors should be applied where excerpts of copyrighted works are copied by a nonprofit college or university for a nonprofit educational purpose. Thus, assuming that there is some efficacy in having a "fair use checklist" that professors must fill out before using a copyrighted excerpt, what should be in it may be open to debate. The Court believes that the best way to proceed is first to decide how the four fair use factors should be applied in a case such as this one (unpaid copying of excerpts of copyrighted material by a nonprofit college or university for nonprofit educational use in graduate or upper level college courses). Also, the Court will consider whether any other factor or consideration should be taken into account. This will be based on the facts of record in the instant case. Once this decision is made,
The Court makes the following findings of fact:
Plaintiffs Cambridge University Press ("Cambridge"), Oxford University Press, Inc. ("Oxford"), and Sage Publications, Inc. ("Sage") are publishing houses that publish academic works [Stipulated Facts, Doc. 278-3 at 2]. Cambridge is the not-for-profit publishing house of the University of Cambridge in England [Id.]. Its United States headquarters, which operates its Americas Branch, is in New York City [Id.]. Oxford is a not-for-profit U.S. corporation headquartered in New York City. Oxford has an affiliation with Oxford University in Oxford, England [Id.]. Sage is a for-profit Delaware corporation with its headquarters in Thousand Oaks, California, and offices in Los Angeles, London, New Delhi, Singapore, and Washington, D.C. [Id.]. It is privately owned by a family. Although Sage is a for-profit company, it makes substantial charitable contributions to an educational institution, as do both Cambridge and Oxford [Frank Smith, Tr. Vol. 1 at 55; Carol Richman, Tr. Vol. 2 at 60].
Plaintiffs collectively represent a tiny part of the higher education publishing market in the United States. This market is dominated by large publishing houses that have 70-80% of the market. These large publishing houses-not Plaintiffs-publish the large, heavy textbooks which are typically used in entry level college courses. Plaintiffs Cambridge and Oxford are highly regarded university presses that publish scholarly books and journals, often in niche subject areas. Sage is a publishing company primarily dedicated to publishing social science books [Carol Richman, Tr. Vol. 2 at 58]. It has been instrumental in the development of the field of qualitative research [Id. at 61]. The record does not reflect whether Plaintiffs' publications or practices are representative of those of other firms that publish academic books.
All three Plaintiffs market their books to professors who teach courses in colleges and universities. Cambridge and Oxford often send them complimentary copies; Sage will provide a trial copy on request. Plaintiffs hope that professors will read their books and use them in their work. They also hope that professors will assign the books as required reading for the course, so the students will purchase the books. Professors build and maintain personal book collections and use them as a resource for teaching. This would include Plaintiffs' books. Of relevance to this case, some professors assign or suggest reading of excerpts from some of Plaintiffs' books as part of course curricula.
Sage publishes, through its Higher Education Division, books which are primarily of interest to educators who teach upper level college or graduate courses for aspiring educators or teachers who are seeking a graduate degree. Almost all of Sage's books which are at issue in this case fall into that category; almost all of them pertain to the field of qualitative research.
Cambridge, Oxford and Sage all publish edited books prepared by an external editor under contract with the publisher.
With respect to Cambridge's, Oxford's and Sage's books, authors of single author books and external editors receive royalties from book sales which are anywhere from two percent to fifteen percent. Contributing authors do not receive royalties. They may receive a small honorarium and a few free books.
CCC is a not-for-profit corporation headquartered in Danvers, Massachusetts [Tr. Vol. 11 at 164]. It licenses the copying of excerpts from copyrighted works to corporate, academic and other users for a fee, acting on behalf of publishers who opt to make their works available through CCC [Tr. Vol. 4 at 6-7]. The fee charged is calculated based on the number of pages the user seeks to copy. The licenses are called "permissions." CCC is the only reproduction rights organization in the United States [Tr. Vol. 11 at 163] and is the world's largest licensing organization for text licensing [Tr. Vol. 11 at 163-164]. It has no real competitors in that arena. CCC opened for business on January 1, 1978, the same day the Copyright Act of 1976, which codified the fair use defense,
CCC also coordinates and supports litigation efforts by publishers against perceived infringers. In this case, CCC and its counsel did the initial fact gathering concerning unlicensed copying of excerpts in the higher education community. Based on the testimony of Frank Smith, Niko Pfund, Carol Richman and Tracey Armstrong (that the Plaintiff-publishers agreed to "join" the litigation), the Court infers that CCC and AAP organized the litigation and recruited the three plaintiffs to participate. AAP and CCC are each paying one-half of Plaintiffs' litigation expenses including attorneys' fees in this case.
CCC offers numerous types of permissions services to various categories of users, including corporate, educational, and institutional users. Three of these services were addressed by the evidence in this case. One is the Academic Permissions Service ("APS"), which licenses educational users to make print copies on a per-use basis. APS began in 1991. CCC also offers an electronic course content service ("ECCS") through which college and university libraries may obtain licenses to make digital copies on a per-use basis. This program is directed at electronic reserves systems such as Georgia State's ERES system. ECCS began in 1997. Only a small percentage (twelve percent) of the works that were available through APS were available through ECCS in 2008. There is no specific evidence as to what that percentage was in 2009. The third CCC service discussed at trial, the Academic Repertory License Service, began in 2007.
Overall, CCC is able to license excerpts from 60% of Cambridge's works. Of relevance in this case, Cambridge has chosen not to license, through CCC or otherwise, excerpts from its reference works and some of its books on language including teaching English as a second language [Frank Smith, Tr. Vol. 1 at 70].
Mr. Smith was not asked during his examination to identify the Cambridge books which were available for licensed copying in 2009.
Oxford's Acting President, Niko Pfund, gave a rough estimate that CCC currently (in 2011) licenses the copying of excerpts from over 90% of Oxford's titles [Niko Pfund, Tr. Vol. 3 at 70]. He did not state what the percentage was in 2009.
Mr. Pfund testified concerning what licenses for various excerpts of Oxford's works would have cost, had permissions been paid. During this examination he was directed to Joint Exhibit 5 which was up on a screen in the courtroom. Plaintiffs' counsel pointed to the portion of the exhibit which showed what a particular excerpt of each book in question would have cost [See Tr. Vol. 3 at 94-109]. Initially the questions were phrased as, for example, "can you confirm that if this excerpt had been permissioned it would have cost X dollars?" [See, e.g., Tr. Vol. 3 at 95, 96, 99 lines 20-22]. The witness looked at the screen and answered yes. Subsequently the form of the questions shifted to this format:
[Tr. Vol. 3 at 100, 101].
[Tr. Vol. 3 at 103].
These questions did not establish that any of the works were available for permissions. After hearing and observing Pfund's testimony, the Court finds that he probably did not think he was being asked whether the books were available for permissions, as opposed to being asked to publish what was shown on Joint Exhibit 5. It is not clear that this was counsel's intention either. The Court is also unconvinced that Pfund knew whether licensed excerpts of these particular books were available. In any event, Pfund's testimony itself did not establish that these books were available for licensed excerpts. Joint Exhibit 5 does not establish that either, as it does not state whether the works actually were available through CCC. It only states what the excerpt would have cost, based on standard per-page rates charged by CCC for Oxford excerpts. There is documentary evidence showing that some but by no means all of these works were available for permissions in 2009.
CCC currently (2011) handles permissions for all of Sage's works [Carol Richman, Tr. Vol. 2 at 90]. There is no testimony concerning whether this was the case in 2009. However, documentary evidence shows that many though not all of Sage's works at issue in this case generated permissions revenue from CCC during the period from July 1, 2004 to December 1, 2010. Also, Sage has its own in-house permissions and licensing program which markets chapter excerpts in digital form, as discussed below. Thus, it is inferred that licensed excerpts from all of Sage's works were readily available in digital format in 2009.
Users typically access APS and ECCS by going online to CCC's website. They type in the name of the book and page numbers for the excerpt they seek to copy. The system advises whether licenses are available for print and also for digital reproductions. If the publisher has preauthorized release of excerpts from the book, and payment is available through a credit card or existing account, the order is approved instantly and the license is issued within a few hours. If there is no preauthorization, CCC seeks authorization from the publisher. In 2009 it took up to two weeks to obtain permission for these orders. CCC is able to approve 85-90% of all APS requests and about 70% of all ECCS orders [Stipulated Facts, Doc. 278-3 at No. 29].
Each Plaintiff called an executive or management level representative to testify; none of them were asked by either side to identify the books which were preauthorized for release in 2009 or currently. CCC's representatives did not offer this testimony either. Presumably, this information is readily available in CCC's computer system.
Finally, CCC offers an Academic Repertory License Service which affords subscribers
The Academic Repertory License Service offers a set group of titles approved by CCC; individual subscribers cannot vary this group. The cost varies for different schools, depending on a variety of factors including the number of students and the ratio of graduate students to the overall student body. Where subscribers wish to copy an excerpt from a work which is not included in the program, they may do so by submitting an order through the APS or ECCS programs at the usual rates. There is no discount for subscribers to the annual program. Georgia State did not and does not participate in the annual licensing program. CCC's estimate is that it would cost Georgia State $114,000 per year plus a 20% start up fee to subscribe to this program.
With respect to both APS and ECCS, publishers determine how much CCC will charge to license copying of their materials. This fee is for permission to copy only; the user must then make the desired number of photocopies or scan and place the electronic excerpt online. Thus, CCC does not provide any material to the user; it simply charges for a license.
CCC states that its licensing programs are "net of fair use." This means that the licensing fees do not take fair use into account. CCC does not furnish advice to users concerning whether a particular use is a fair use.
All three Plaintiffs have in-house permissions departments. Of the permissions income which Oxford currently (2011) receives, about 90% comes from CCC. Cambridge's estimate is 95%. The record does not show which of Oxford's and Cambridge's works earned in-house permissions fees in or before 2009. In-house permissions fees were earned by almost all of Sage's books which are involved in this case in or before 2009. For some books Sage's in-house permissions fees aggregate to substantial amounts. For in-house orders Sage charges twelve cents per page, two cents less per page than CCC. Sage distributes digital copies to users as a PDF file attached to an email [Tr. Vol. 2 at 80].
All of the Plaintiffs sell books in e-book format. For example, Cambridge offers
Plaintiffs earn considerable annual rights and permissions income through CCC. CCC made rights and permissions payments to Cambridge, Oxford and Sage totaling $4,722,686.24 in FY 2009
APS, ECCS, AND AACL PERMISSIONS
PAID BY CCC TO PLAINTIFFS
Twelve Months Ending June 30, 2009
(Plaintiffs' Exhibits 3, 199, 346)
Cambridge
Americas Branch Oxford Sage
APS $322,823.55 APS $410,136.66 APS $267,098.93
ECCS $ 81,671.35 ECCS $ 70,485.81 ECCS$ 85,660.91
___________ ___________ ___________
$404,494.90 $480,622.47 $352,759.84
Twelve Months Ending June 30, 2010
(Plaintiffs' Exhibits 4, 200, 347)
Cambridge
Americas Branch Oxford Sage
APS $313,008.39 APS $377,938.05 APS $273,040.81
ECCS $ 95,406.38 ECCS$ 96,940.75 ECCS$124,860.17
$408,414.77 AACL$ 11,592.54 AACL$ 55,995.83
___________ ___________ ___________
$486,471.34 $453,896.81
APS income is dominated by payments for printed coursepacks [Frank Smith, Tr. Vol. 2 at 34]. It usually is paid by commercial copy shops; to that extent it will be unaffected by the outcome in this case, which is specific to educational uses by not-for-profit educational institutions.
Plaintiffs' aggregate net sales revenues for FY 2009 were $507,804,000.00 [Doc. 278-4, Stipulations 92-94]. Dividing the total by three, the average net sales revenue per Plaintiff was $169,268,000.00.
When permissions are paid by CCC to Plaintiffs, Plaintiffs in turn remit a small
Plaintiffs offered no trial testimony or evidence showing that they lost any book sales in or after 2009 on account of any actions by anyone at Georgia State. The Court finds that no book sales were lost. Plaintiffs did lose a small amount of ECCS or other digital permissions revenue from users at Georgia State in 2009, as detailed below in the discussion of individual infringement claims.
If students at Georgia State had been required to pay for use of small excerpts of Plaintiffs' works in 2009, there would have been some small overall increase in the cost of education, assuming that the charge for excerpts would be included in the tuition and spread across the student body. If individual students had to pay the cost of excerpts, the total of all permissions payments could be significant for an individual student of modest means.
Georgia State University ("Georgia State") is a public university that is a unit of the University System of Georgia [Stipulated Facts, Doc. 278-3 at 6]. The Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia ("Board of Regents") has supervisory authority over all of the universities in the University System of Georgia and elects the President of Georgia State [Id.]. Georgia State is located in downtown Atlanta, Georgia, spreading over many blocks [Mark Becker Dep., Doc. 316 at 8]. Over 31,000 students are enrolled, including 8,500 graduate/professional students. Georgia State provides residential facilities for approximately 4,000 students [Id. at 8-9]. Other students either live in apartments nearby or commute [Id. at 13]. A very significant percentage of Georgia State's students commute from outlying counties of the metropolitan Atlanta area [Id.]. Tuition is approximately $3,500 per semester for in-state students [Id. at 10].
Defendant Mark P. Becker is the President of Georgia State [Stipulated Facts, Doc. 278-3 at 6]. He is the chief administrative officer and has supervisory authority over its administrators [Id.]. Defendant Nancy Seamans is the Dean of Libraries [Id.]. She has supervisory authority over the library staff responsible for Georgia State's electronic reserves system and is responsible for ensuring that the library complies with the policies of the Board of Regents [Id.]. Defendant J.L. Albert is the Associate Provost for Information Systems Technology [Id.]. He has supervisory authority over the staff who run Georgia State's electronic uLearn course management system [Id.]. Defendant Risa Palm is the Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost [Id.]. She is responsible for monitoring Georgia State's academic administration, including compliance with federal copyright law [Id.]. The remaining Defendants are members of the Board of Regents as previously stated. All of the Defendants have been sued in their official capacities only [Id.].
Georgia State's library budget in 2009 was about $11 million. More than half went to personnel and operating costs; the remainder went to acquisition costs including print and electronic materials [Nancy Seamans, Tr. Vol. 12 at 85]. Georgia State spent close to $4 million on licensed electronic materials in 2009. This includes licensed electronic materials from journals. APS license fees are paid by commercial printers that prepare coursepacks.
ERES is an online reserves system of digital files that are stored on a computer server [Tr. Vol. 4 at 95]. Georgia State has used ERES as a means of electronically distributing course materials since 2004 [Tr. Vol. 4 at 94]. Georgia State's library staff is responsible for and manages the ERES system [Tr. Vol. 4 at 95; Doc. 278-3 at 6].
Software is available which would allow the library staff to place a permissions order with CCC using ERES. CCC could approve the order electronically. The potential exists for creating a seamless interface which would allow orders to be placed and approved in a matter of minutes. Of course, the efficiency of this system would be contingent on the ready availability of an excerpt from the particular copyrighted work. Based on the particular uses involved in this case, the Court is skeptical that this system would have worked for Georgia State in 2009. Library staff would have had to engage in a good bit of back-and-forth communication with CCC and the professors to determine whether the material would be available on a timely basis and if not, what material to substitute. Digital access to many of the works would not have been available at all.
Almost all of the 75 excerpts at issue were assigned as supplemental readings in graduate level or upper level undergraduate courses. By "supplemental" the Court does not necessarily mean optional; in many cases the excerpts were required reading. All of the courses were in the social science or language fields. Professors specified on the course syllabus
The excerpts are extra readings which supplement the purchased books so as to provide a fuller, richer course curriculum at a lesser cost than would be the case if the students had to buy extra books or pay permissions fees for the excerpts.
Seventy five excerpts from 64 books will be examined in this Order. The excerpts were selected by 23 professors for 29 courses in three semesters in 2009. On average these excerpts were 10.1% of the pages in the copyrighted books. Fifty six of the excerpts were comprised of one
Between 2004 and early 2009 Georgia State had a copyright policy (the Regents' Guide to Copyright) which described the prohibitions on copying in the Copyright Act and the basic elements of fair use. While the policy did not state what percentage of a copyrighted work could legitimately be copied, some professors who testified at trial believed (and, the Court infers, others did as well) that copying as much as 20% of a copyrighted work was acceptable as fair use. Plaintiffs' First Amended Complaint alleges that the old copyright policy "endorses the unlicensed copying of up to twenty percent of a work" [Doc. 39, ¶ 28 filed Dec. 15, 2008].
On February 17, 2009 the Board of Regents introduced a new copyright policy for University System of Georgia schools, including Georgia State [Doc. 278-3 at 11]. The 2009 Copyright Policy was the result of efforts by a committee which considered whether to revise or replace the Regents' Guide to Copyright [Defs. Ex. 145; Tr. Vol. 12 at 50-54]. Because the 2009 policy did replace the Regents' Guide to Copyright, the Court infers and finds that the 2009 Copyright Policy had at least the tacit approval of the Board of Regents. The 2009 Copyright Policy explicitly makes professors responsible for determining whether a particular use is a fair use [Defs. Ex. 528; Tr. Vol. 12 at 59-68]. Professors must complete a fair use checklist which is included as part of the 2009 Copyright Policy [Defs. Ex. 528].
The 2009 Copyright Policy significantly reduced the unlicensed copying of Plaintiffs' works (and, by inference, the works of other publishers) at Georgia State.
The 2009 Policy includes a set of instructions for using the fair use checklist [Id.]. Professors are instructed to consider all four fair use factors before making a final fair use decision [Id.]; however, where the factors favoring fair use outnumber those against it, reliance on fair use is justified. Where fewer than half of the factors favor fair use, permission must be sought from the publishing company. Where the factors are evenly split, instructors should consider the total facts weighing in favor of fair use as opposed to the total facts weighing against fair use in deciding whether fair use is justified [Id.]. The instructions explicitly state that no single item or factor is determinative of fair use [Id.]. The 2009 policy also contains numerous links to outside licensing companies, including CCC, to assist professors in seeking copyright permissions from rights holders in order to distribute readings that professors determine do not fall under the fair use exception [Id.]. However, Georgia State has not budgeted funds to pay for permissions. The professor would be required to collect from the students for an order he placed, or require the students to place their own orders.
Georgia State held training sessions for professors on the new Policy in the spring of 2009. All professors were asked to attend; some did and some did not. Representatives of the Legal Affairs department discussed how to implement the new Copyright Policy and answered questions including how much copying of individual works would be acceptable as fair use.
The 2009 Copyright Policy was in effect at Georgia State at the beginning of the 2009 Maymester [Doc. 278-3 at 11]. From that time through the present, the policy calls for the following actions to post a reading to ERES: a professor starts by submitting a request form to the library [Tr. Vol. 4 at 96]. This is done online. The request form requires the professor to verify that a copy of the book is owned either by Georgia State's library or by the professor. The request form requires the professor to check which of four conditions applies: (1) the reading is from a journal to which the university has a license, (2) the reading is in the public domain, (3) the reading is a fair use, or (4) the professor has obtained permission from the rights holder [Tr. Vol. 4 at 97, 101]. If the professor indicates that the reading qualifies as fair use, the professor is supposed to have completed a fair use checklist which determines that fair use applies [Tr. Vol. 4 at 97]. The library staff does not collect the checklists or ascertain that they have been filled out correctly [Tr. Vol. 4 at 98]. It does not conduct its own fair use analysis [Tr. Vol. 4 at 103]. However, if the amount of copying requested appears suspicious, the library staff is expected to "red flag" the request for further inquiry [Tr. Vol. 4 at 127-129]. If there is no red flag, the library staff finds the book in the library (or obtains the book from the professor) and scans the pages that have been requested, creating a digital PDF file of the reading [Tr. at Vol. 4 at 104-105]. The digital copy is then saved to a local computer in the library, uploaded to the ERES system and placed on a password-protected course page so that it may be accessed by ERES users who have the password for the particular course [Tr. Vol. 4 at 105-106].
Students access the digital materials on ERES by going to its website [Tr. Vol. 4 at 112]. Once on the ERES website, a student accesses course reading materials by inputting the pass code obtained from the professor for the course [Tr. Vol. 4 at 112-113]. A student may only access the readings for the courses in which she is enrolled [Tr. Vol. 4 at 112]. The student must acknowledge and agree to respect the copyrighted nature of the materials. The student may access a reading as often as desired and is not prohibited from downloading, printing or saving the reading to her hard drive; however, once the semester for which that particular reading was assigned has ended, students can no longer access that reading through the ERES course page [Tr. Vol. 4 at 110-115].
Students frequently bring laptops with them to class to access the assigned excerpts from ERES [See, e.g., Jodi Kaufmann, Tr. Vol. 6 at 61]. Professors also saw students in class with paper copies of the excerpts that they had downloaded and printed from ERES [See, e.g., Jodi Kaufmann, Tr. Vol. 6 at 61; Marni Davis, Tr. Vol. 7 at 109]. In short, students do use the downloaded copies in the classroom.
In the instant case, all but nine
For purposes of the copyright law analysis, the Court considers both the professors who caused the excerpts to be uploaded to ERES and the students who accessed them to be "users" of the excerpts. There is no evidence that the named Defendants personally participated in selecting any excerpts for copying, that they made any copies, or that they made any individual fair use determinations.
The trial evidence showed that unlicensed copying of excerpts of copyrighted books at colleges and universities is a widespread practice in the United States. As Defendants' witness Dr. Kenneth Crews testified, many schools' copyright policies allow more liberal unlicensed copying than does Georgia State's 2009 Copyright Policy [Kenneth Crews, Tr. Vol. 13 at 28-43].
Plaintiffs allege that Defendants have infringed their copyrights by allowing portions of Plaintiffs' works to be electronically distributed to users of Georgia State's electronic reserves system without obtaining permissions, in violation of the federal Copyright Act, 17 U.S.C. § 101 et seq. To establish a prima facie case of copyright infringement, Plaintiffs bear the burden of demonstrating (1) that they own valid copyrights in the allegedly infringed books; and (2) that Defendants copied protected elements from the allegedly infringed books. Peter Letterese & Assocs., Inc. v. World Inst. of Scientology Enters., Int'l, 533 F.3d 1287, 1300 (11th Cir.2008); Feist Publ'ns, Inc. v. Rural Tel. Serv. Co., 499 U.S. 340, 361, 111 S.Ct. 1282, 113 L.Ed.2d 358 (1991).
It is a constitutional requirement that a work seeking copyright protection be original. Feist, 499 U.S. at 346, 111 S.Ct. 1282. "Original, as the term is used in copyright, means only that the work was independently created by the author (as opposed to copied from other works), and that it possesses at least some minimal degree of creativity." Id. at 345, 111 S.Ct. 1282. Also, "[t]he mere fact that a work is copyrighted does not mean that every element of the work may be protected. Originality remains the sine qua non of copyright; accordingly, copyright protection may extend only to those components of a work that are original to the author." Id. at 348, 111 S.Ct. 1282.
Plaintiffs typically must also establish, as a required element of their cause of action, a copyright registration.
All of the Plaintiffs have the exclusive right to reproduce, distribute and display all parts of the copyrighted books which are involved in this case
There are a few instances where no contract with a contributing author was offered at trial, and the claimed infringement was for unlicensed copying of that particular contribution. The question which must be answered is whether the Plaintiff-publisher failed to obtain all copyrights which would be required for it to establish a prima facie case of infringement. Sage argues that the assignment from the external editor to the publisher is sufficient to give rights to the book to the publisher because the external editor should be considered the author of the full work.
Some of the contracts between Sage and its external editors and the contracts with its contributing authors do suggest that the external editor's role is much more important than a mere post-creation editing function, such that the external editor could be considered the author of the whole book. Certainly, the external editors are not mere compilers of preexisting materials or collectors/arrangers of preexisting works which appear in the edited books.
Further, where a contributing author's contract is missing it cannot be presumed that a contract exists or that the missing contract would contain particular provisions. Thus, the Court finds that a contract with the contributing author is needed here to establish that the contribution is a work made for hire or that exclusive rights in the contributed chapter have been conveyed to the publisher. Therefore, where the evidence does not include a contract with a contributing author, that will be fatal to Plaintiffs' prima facie case where the chapter at issue is the subject of the alleged infringement.
At trial Plaintiffs were unable to produce contracts with certain contributing authors. To fill this void, Plaintiffs elicited testimony from the representatives of two of the three Plaintiffs which was not specific to the book in question, but which asserted generally that their publisher would never proceed to publication without having all necessary contracts [Frank Smith, Tr. Vol. 1 at 64; Carol Richman, Tr. Vol. 2 at 64-65]. While these witnesses certainly expressed their sincere beliefs, neither of them asserted familiarity with the particular document deficiencies in question. Even in the best-run businesses mistakes can occur. These missing contracts are needed to establish a prima facie case of infringement. The Court will not overlook the missing documentation, as set forth in its analysis of certain of the claimed infringements discussed below.
Defendants contend that all of Plaintiffs' infringement claims are barred by the doctrine of fair use, pursuant to 17 U.S.C. § 107. Fair use is a defense that may be considered once a prima facie case of infringement has been established. Bateman v. Mnemonics, Inc., 79 F.3d 1532, 1546 n. 28 (11th Cir.1996). 17 U.S.C. § 107 states:
Defendants bear the burden of proving that each use was a fair use under the statute. Peter Letterese & Assocs., Inc. v. World Inst. of Scientology Enters.,
The Supreme Court's most recent and most important fair use opinion is Campbell v. Acuff-Rose Music, Inc., 510 U.S. 569, 114 S.Ct. 1164, 127 L.Ed.2d 500 (1994). In Campbell, a rap group created a commercial rap parody of a rock song. The owner of the copyright in the song brought suit, and the district court granted summary judgment to the defendants on the basis of fair use. The Court of Appeals reversed. In a unanimous opinion, the Supreme Court discussed the four fair use factors and remanded the case due to errors of law as well as remaining issues of material fact as to factor four which precluded summary judgment. Although Campbell was a commercial parody case, its reasoning guides this Court's analysis in the instant case.
The language of § 107 itself and the Supreme Court's opinion in Campbell compel the decision that the first fair use factor favors Defendants. This case involves making copies of excerpts of copyrighted works for teaching students and for scholarship, as specified in the preamble of § 107. The use is for strictly nonprofit educational purposes as specified in § 107(1). The fact that the copying is done by a nonprofit educational institution leaves no doubt on this point.
To support their argument that factor one weighs against fair use, Plaintiffs rely heavily on Basic Books, Inc. v. Kinko's Graphics Corp., 758 F.Supp. 1522 (S.D.N.Y.1991); Princeton University Press v. Michigan Document Services, Inc., 99 F.3d 1381 (6th Cir.1996); and American Geophysical Union v. Texaco Inc., 60 F.3d 913, 919 (2d Cir.1994). However, Kinko's and Michigan Document Services involved commercial copiers that produced printed coursepacks and sought unsuccessfully to characterize their use of copyrighted materials as noncommercial, nonprofit uses. Texaco involved a for-profit corporation making unpaid copies for purposes of scientific research, which the Second Circuit characterized as an "intermediate use." Texaco, 60 F.3d at 921. Because Georgia State is a purely nonprofit, educational institution and the excerpts at issue were used for purely nonprofit, educational purposes, this case is distinguishable from Kinko's, Michigan Document Services, and Texaco.
Plaintiffs strongly advocate that the nontransformative nature of the excerpts (mirror images of parts of the books) means that the first fair use factor must favor Plaintiffs. While Supreme Court decisions in other factual contexts have emphasized the importance of the transformative nature of the use in applying this factor, in Campbell, the Supreme Court said the following in discussing the first fair use factor
Because the facts of this case so clearly meet the criteria of (1) the preamble to fair use factor one, (2) factor one itself, and because (3) Georgia State is a nonprofit educational institution, factor one strongly favors Defendants.
In Campbell the Supreme Court stressed that the fact of a nonprofit educational purpose does not automatically ensure fair use. Campbell, 510 U.S. at 584, 114 S.Ct. 1164. Other factors are important. This is considered below.
Copyright protects original works of authorship. 17 U.S.C. § 102(a). Copyright protects expression. Palmer v. Braun, 287 F.3d 1325 (11th Cir.2002). It does not protect ideas. 17 U.S.C. § 102(b). A work is considered original to the author and qualifies for copyright protection if the work is independently created by the author and possesses some minimal degree of creativity. Feist, 499 U.S. at 345, 111 S.Ct. 1282. The vast majority of the books involved here meet the independent creation requirement. The level of creativity required for copyrightability is extremely low and the work satisfies that requirement so long as it "possess[es] some creative spark, `no matter how crude, humble or obvious it might be.' Originality does not signify novelty...." Feist, 499 U.S. at 345, 111 S.Ct. 1282 (quoting Nimmer on Copyright § 1.08[C][1]) (internal citations omitted).
All of the books at issue in this case meet the creativity standard set by Feist for copyrightability. Defendants do not claim otherwise. The second fair use factor, "nature of the use," requires the Court to look beyond the standard acknowledged in Feist to examine the relative degree of creativity in the works at issue. In Campbell, the Supreme Court stated: "This factor [the second factor] calls for recognition that some works are closer to the core of intended copyright protection than others, with the consequence that fair use is more difficult to establish when the former works are copied." Campbell, 510 U.S. at 586, 114 S.Ct. 1164. It is generally recognized that "Under [the second] factor, the more creative a work, the more protection it should be accorded from copying; correlatively, the more informational or functional the plaintiff's work, the broader should be the scope of the fair use defense." 4-13 Nimmer on Copyright, § 13.05[A][2][a].
As previously stated, none of the books at issue are fictional.
Another issue is whether the scholarly nature of some of the works at issue may give them more protection; that is, incline against fair use. In this regard, the Court credits the testimony of Plaintiffs' witnesses who testified to the tremendous amount of effort and expense which goes into creating high quality works of scholarship. Also, the Court observed during the trial that a high quality research effort inevitably involves some amount of creativity; the researcher is required to make qualitative judgments in the course of the research effort. However, upon review of the precedent, the Court concludes that the cost, effort, and level of creativity required to produce the work are not relevant to the factor two analysis. In Feist Publications, Inc. v. Rural Telephone Service Co., 499 U.S. 340, 111 S.Ct. 1282, 113 L.Ed.2d 358 (1991), the Supreme Court considered and rejected the "sweat of the brow" doctrine (that copyright is intended to protect an author's investment in creating the work) as being inconsistent with Supreme Court precedent. Feist, 499 U.S. at 359-60, 111 S.Ct. 1282.
There is only very limited authority to support Plaintiffs' argument that the second fair use factor disfavors fair use for scholarly or educational works. In Princeton University Press v. Michigan Document Services, Inc., 99 F.3d 1381 (6th Cir. 1996), the Sixth Circuit noted, with no discussion, that the nature of the copyrighted materials which were assembled into coursepacks by the defendant leaned against fair use under the second statutory factor, as follows:
Id. at 1389.
A different approach was taken by Judge Motley in Basic Books, Inc. v. Kinko's Graphics Corp., 758 F.Supp. 1522 (S.D.N.Y.1991), in which she found that excerpts from copyrighted works which had been used in commercially printed coursepacks were factual in nature and thus the second factor weighed in favor of defendant. She said:
Id. at 1532-33 (citations omitted).
While the books described in the Sixth Circuit's opinion in Michigan Document Services were likely the same types of books as those described in Kinko's, the outcomes on factor two were different. Evidently the Sixth Circuit was influenced by a concession by the defendants; however, it also appears that the parties confused an element of the prima facie case with an element of the fair use doctrine. The latter only comes into play once a prima facie case of infringement is established. If the work is not original and does not possess a certain level of creativity, there can be no prima facie case of infringement.
The Michigan Document Services decision is unhelpful in resolving the question of who the second factor favors. The Kinko's decision is helpful and its treatment of the second factor is persuasive.
Factor two favors Defendants in this case.
Factor three requires consideration of both the quantity and the value of the amount copied in relation to the overall book. The portion used must be reasonable in relation to the work from which it was taken and the purpose for which it was used. Campbell, 510 U.S. at 586, 114 S.Ct. 1164. The portions taken averaged about ten percent of the original (though some were considerably more and some were considerably less). The precise purpose for which each excerpt was used varied, but generally the purpose was to enrich and add depth to the course curriculum. Also, the Court must consider whether the amount taken is reasonable given the likelihood of market substitution. Peter Letterese, 533 F.3d at 1314 n. 30. The fact that the excerpts were mirror-image copies favors market substitution (thus leaning against fair use), but this tendency is reduced when the excerpt is small. Ultimately a decision as to what amount of copying is permissible as fair use requires consideration of fair use factor three in conjunction with factors one and four.
A primary argument made by Plaintiffs is that the amount of copying done by Defendants exceeds the standards of the "Agreement on Guidelines for Classroom Copying in Not-For-Profit Educational Institutions with Respect to Books and Periodicals," commonly called the "Classroom Guidelines," set out in H.R. REP. No. 1476 at 68-71, 94th Cong., 2d Sess. (1976), 1976 U.S.C.C.A.N. 5659, 5681-5685. Therefore, Plaintiffs argue fair use factor three weighs in their favor.
The Classroom Guidelines is a 1976 agreement between certain representatives of the publishing industry and certain representatives of the education establishment, which established a safe harbor (not a limit) for educational copying of copyrighted materials. The safe harbor is very restrictive; it allows multiple copies to be made for classroom use only if the copying meets stated tests of brevity, spontaneity, and cumulative effect. To meet the test of brevity, the amount copied of a prose work may be "either a complete article, story or essay of less than 2,500 words" or "an excerpt from any prose work of not more than 1,000 words or 10% of the work, whichever is less." The test of spontaneity requires that the decision to use the work and the moment when it is used "are so close in time that it would be unreasonable to expect a timely reply to a request for permission." Finally, under the cumulative effect test, the copying may only be for one course, no more than three articles
The Guidelines were the outgrowth of a long period of negotiation between publishers and academics who were concerned about the scope of fair use which might be offered in proposed fair use legislation, particularly concerning educational uses. The negotiations were supervised by the Register of Copyrights and by some members of Congress who exhorted the referenced interest groups to produce some understandings about fair use which, potentially, Congress could adopt. Jessica D. Litman, Copyright, Compromise, and Legislative History, 72 CORNELL L.REV. 857, 862, 865-67 (1987). The hoped-for understanding did not materialize. Section 107 was enacted as a statement of illustrative fair uses, plus factors which should be considered in deciding whether a particular use is "fair." The statute itself did not adopt any part of the Classroom Guidelines. Instead, the text of the Classroom Guidelines was set out in full within the legislative history. The House Committee report, after noting the objections of the American Association of University Professors and the Association of American Law Schools, made several points: that the ad hoc group which signed the Guidelines did include representatives of higher education, and that the purpose of the Guidelines was to state the minimum and not the maximum standards of educational fair use. The Report stated, "The Committee believes the guidelines are a reasonable interpretation of the minimum standards of fair use. Teachers will know that copying within the guidelines is fair use. Thus, the guidelines serve the purpose of fulfilling the need for greater certainty and protection for teachers." H.R. REP. No. 1476 at 72, 94th Cong., 2d Sess. (1976), 1976 U.S.C.C.A.N. 5659, 5686. In the Conference report, H.R. CONF. REP. No. 1733 at 70, 94th Cong., 2d Sess. (1976), 1976 U.S.C.C.A.N. 5809, 5811, the conferees stated they accepted the Classroom Guidelines "as part of their understanding of fair use."
Plaintiffs assert that the Court should enforce, through an injunctive order, the safe harbor limitations of the Guidelines as maximum permissible use, with the exception of the so-called "spontaneity" requirement which Plaintiffs do not insist upon. Plaintiffs do not explain their decision to seek acceptance of the minimum standards as the maximum standard.
Legislative history can be useful in construing legislation when a statute is ambiguous and the legislative history sheds light on what the legislators intended the statute to mean.
Here, the statute itself (§ 107) is not ambiguous, though it sets very general standards for determining fair use. This was by design. The legislative history itself emphasizes that these standards are to be flexibly applied. H.R. REP. No. 94-1476 at 66. The Classroom Guidelines were not prepared by the legislators. Litman, 72 Cornell L.Rev. at 887-88. What actually happened was that interest groups got together and, after intense negotiations over a proper scope for § 107, reached only a safe harbor agreement which was satisfactory to some of the negotiators. Id. Also, the legislative history expressly states that the Guidelines were not intended to state the maximum extent of fair use. H.R. REP. No. 94-1476 at 68, 1976 U.S.C.C.A.N. 5659, 5681 ("The purpose of the following guidelines is to state the minimum and not the maximum standards of educational fair use under Section 107 of H.R. 2223.").
Further, the Guidelines establish numerical caps on how many words a teacher may copy and still stay within the safe harbor. This brightline restriction stands in contrast to the statutory scheme described in § 107, which codified a multi-factorial analysis in which no factor is dispositive. Thus, the Guidelines' absolute cap, which would preclude a use from falling within the safe harbor solely on the basis of the number of words copied, is not compatible with the language and intent of § 107. Accordingly, the Court does not accept Plaintiffs' argument that the outcome on the third fair use factor should turn on what is in the Classroom Guidelines. Thus, the Court will discuss the quantitative and qualitative elements of factor three in turn.
Before beginning this analysis, it is appropriate to note that copying a de minimis part of a copyrighted work is not an infringement at all. Sony Corp. of Am. v. Universal City Studios, Inc., 464 U.S. 417, 451 n. 34, 104 S.Ct. 774, 78 L.Ed.2d 574 (1984). Therefore, by definition fair use must look beyond de minimis copying.
For each claimed infringement, the amount of the portion used in relation to the copyrighted book as a whole is calculated by dividing the number of pages in the copied excerpt by the number of pages in the book. The parties initially disagree about how many pages are in each book. Plaintiffs contend that the calculation should be based on the number of pages that comprise the text of the book, within the chapters. Defendants contend that the page count should also include material such as the table of contents, acknowledgments, the preface or foreword, an afterword, and indices. In most of the books at issue here, there are several pages that appear before "page 1" of the book. These pages may include a title page, dedications, the copyright information page, the table of contents, acknowledgments, and prefatory remarks (such as a foreword or preface) by the author or editor. These pages are often numbered with lower case roman numerals, also known as romanettes. Often, the first romanette that appears is several pages into the book and
The Court agrees with Defendants that the material appearing before and after the chapter text of the book comprises part of the work as a whole. Material such as dedications and acknowledgments are written expression by the author or editor, and introductory remarks included in a foreword or preface are certainly original expression protected by the copyright for the work. In addition, the Court believes the pages in the index should be counted in the total page count; in most of the works, the index is comprised of whole numbered pages, and the decision on what terms to include in the index constitutes copyrightable expression. Thus, for the works at issue here, the Court will accept (with some noted exceptions) the Defendants' contention of the number of pages in each work and will calculate the percent copied based on that page count.
To calculate the percent amount of the work that was copied by Defendants, it is also necessary to first determine what the excerpt will be measured against. In their post-trial Proposed Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law filed July 22, 2011 and also in their reply brief filed July 30, 2011, Plaintiffs argue that Defendants' copying of a whole chapter of an edited book amounts to a forbidden 100% taking because each of the chapters has a separate author, each addresses a distinct subject and each was originally conceived as a separate work. Therefore, Plaintiffs argue, it does not matter that the particular chapter comprised only a minuscule portion of the overall book, because Defendants copied 100% of the chapter in question. To win this argument Plaintiffs must contend that under § 107(3) the chapters are "the copyrighted works," not the books. Plaintiffs take their cue for this argument from the Second Circuit's opinion in American Geophysical Union v. Texaco Inc., 60 F.3d 913 (2d Cir.1994 amended 1995).
On August 11, 2010, Plaintiffs were directed to identify each claimed infringement including the name of the copyrighted work [Doc. 226]. They did so on August 20, 2010 [Doc. 228]. In this filing, Plaintiffs identified the copyrighted work at issue as the book from which each chapter was taken. Again, the parties were directed to file an up-to-date list in the spring of 2011, which they did by a joint filing on March 15, 2011 [Doc. 266]. This joint filing identified the copyrighted book as the subject of the infringement claim, and provided the parties' respective statements concerning the percentage of the overall copyrighted book which had been taken. In this joint filing, Plaintiffs again calculated the percentage taken as the amount copied from the total number of pages in the book. Plaintiffs filed pretrial proposed Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law on May 17, 2011, which again referenced the percentage takings based on the number of pages which had been taken from the total copyrighted work.
Plaintiffs' claim concerning the significance of the fact that whole chapters had been copied came up for the first time briefly during the trial, which began on May 17, 2011. However, Joint Exhibit 5, which lists whole books as the copyrighted works, was introduced into evidence at trial by agreement of the parties. It was not until Plaintiffs filed their post-trial Proposed Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law that Plaintiffs' now-asserted theory was fleshed out. In the Appendix to their Proposed Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law filed on July 22, 2011 [Doc. 412], Plaintiffs claimed that the taking of whole chapters constituted 100% takings, requiring that the factor three analysis be resolved in their favor. Defendants have objected to this shift, arguing that it creates 56 new claimed infringements which they had not been anticipating.
It is far too late for Plaintiffs to assert new infringement claims. Moreover, it is unworkable to treat a chapter as "the copyrighted work" for purposes of the factor three analysis but to treat the whole book as "the copyrighted work" for purposes of the factor four analysis. Also, the work which is the focus of the prima facie case analysis must be the same as the work which is addressed by the fair use defense.
In the Texaco case, the Second Circuit Court of Appeals stated: "From the outset, this lawsuit concerned alleged infringement of the copyrights in individual journal articles, copyrights assigned by the authors to the publishers." Texaco, 60 F.3d at 918. However, the same cannot be said in this case, where Plaintiffs' assertion, as reflected in Joint Exhibit 5, was that the copyrighted work at issue would be the entire book rather than an individual chapter. Accordingly, the Court rejects Plaintiffs' new theory on grounds of untimeliness and unfair surprise to the Defendants.
Having determined that the amount taken will be calculated as a percentage of the entire book, the Court will now discuss what percentage of the whole book is a sufficiently small amount — that is, what amount of copying will shift factor three in favor of either Defendants or Plaintiffs.
Congress intended that use of a smaller portion would be more apt to be acceptable than use of a larger portion. Taking into account the fact that this case involves only mirror-image, nontransformative uses, the amount used must be decidedly small to qualify as fair use. Also, other factors must be considered in making this determination. Peter Letterese & Assocs., Inc. v. World Inst. of Scientology Enters., Int'l, 533 F.3d 1287, 1314, n. 30 (11th Cir.2008).
To frame the discussion of this issue, the Court will review the most relevant precedent, noting at the outset that neither case is binding and neither is completely analogous.
In Kinko's, the fact that seven of the excerpts were 5% to 14% of the whole "weigh[ed] against defendant." 758 F.Supp. at 1527-28. The court found that the copying of five other excerpts, ranging from 16% to 28% of the whole "weigh[ed] heavily against defendant." Id.
The Sixth Circuit, in Michigan Document Services, also noted the quantity of pages that had been copied to form the coursepack excerpts. Six different works had been excerpted without permission.
Kinko's and Michigan Document Services are helpful as a beginning point in the factor three analysis in the instant case. However, unlike the instant case, they did not involve nonprofit educational uses by a nonprofit educational institution. Here, fair use factor one strongly favors Defendants and tends to push the amount of permissible copying toward a greater amount than the under 5% amount which Kinko's and Michigan Document Services did not specifically reject, and into the 5%-14% range which Kinko's found weighed against, but did not "weigh heavily against" fair use. Kinko's, 758 F.Supp. at 1527.
Defendants presented evidence at trial that numerous colleges and universities have copyright policies which allow more liberal unpaid copying than the 10.1% average uses which occurred at Georgia State in 2009. This evidence is not entitled to any weight in determining the permissible extent of fair use. In the absence of judicial precedent concerning the limits of fair use for nonprofit educational uses, colleges and universities have been guessing about the permissible extent of fair use.
The great majority of the excerpts used in this case were a chapter or less from a multi-chapter book. Some of these excerpts came from edited books, in which each chapter is written by a different author.
The word "substantiality" as used in § 107(3) means "value." Campbell v. Acuff-Rose Music, Inc., 510 U.S. 569, 586, 114 S.Ct. 1164, 127 L.Ed.2d 500 (1994) (quoting Folsom v. Marsh, 9 F.Cas. 342, 348 (C.C.D.Mass.1841)). The substantiality test under factor three involves the degree to which the excerpts are qualitatively significant "in relation to the copyrighted work as a whole." 17 U.S.C. § 107. Of the excerpts involved in this case, including excerpts made up of one or more chapters, almost none have notable qualitative significance or value "in relation to the work as a whole." That is because the subject matter addressed by the relevant chapters is not a substantively dominant part of the book. Almost none of the chapters which were used from either the single author works or the edited volumes are "the heart of the book," Harper & Row Publishers, Inc. v. Nation Enters., 471 U.S. 539, 565, 105 S.Ct. 2218, 85 L.Ed.2d 588 (1985), or a "critical part" of the book, Kinko's, 758 F.Supp. at 1533; almost none bear an unusually striking relationship to the book as a whole. The chapters in both the edited books and the single author books cover distinct, separately titled subtopics, so that almost none has a dominant relationship to the substance of the work as a whole.
In Kinko's, the District Court rejected as unfair the copying of twelve different excerpts. It found that the excerpts met the "substantiality" test of factor three because the portions copied were "critical parts of the books" which was "the likely reason the college professors used them in their classes." Kinko's, 758 F.Supp. at 1533.
In Michigan Document Services, the Sixth Circuit, in addition to noting that the amount of copying involved was "not insubstantial," also stated that the substantiality or "value" of the excerpted materials in relation to the entire work was shown by the fact that the professors had made them required reading. Mich. Document Servs., 99 F.3d at 1389. The Sixth Circuit did consider that fact in determining that the third factor favored plaintiffs.
While this Court has no knowledge of whether the excerpts in Kinko's and Michigan Document Services were "critical parts" of the books, it disagrees with the suggestion that a professor's selection of an excerpt means that the excerpt is a critical part of the book. It is at least equally likely that the excerpt was selected because it filled a need within the course curriculum. A chapter of an academic book is a unit which, in all likelihood, covers a particular theory or topic, so as to make it suitable for use in a course which covers a broader, related overall subject matter. Because this case does involve strictly educational, nonprofit uses, it is relevant that selection of a whole chapter of a book (either from a typical, single author chapter book or from an edited book) likely will serve a more valuable educational purpose than an excerpt containing a few isolated paragraphs. Professors want students to absorb ideas and useful, context-based information. This can be accomplished better through chapter assignments than through truncated paragraphs. However, the selected excerpt must fill a demonstrated, legitimate purpose in the course curriculum and must be narrowly tailored to accomplish that purpose.
Plaintiffs implicitly argue that the total or substantial copying of a chapter of one of the edited works should not be allowed, because the chapters of the edited works were originally conceived as separate works. The Court has little sympathy for this argument. In fact, the Plaintiffs own all parts of the copyrighted books as they have been assigned all of the authors' rights by contract.
At the same time, the fact that a chapter of a book has more value to professors than isolated excerpts means that chapters are in higher demand than isolated parts of chapters. An extra-long book with many chapters-whether it be a single author book or an edited book-is more apt to be the subject of unpaid copying than a shorter book with fewer chapters.
Most of the professors who selected the excerpts in this case testified and explained why they selected the particular chapter or other excerpt for the course. The Court finds that all of the selections indeed did further the legitimate educational purposes of the course curriculum. Most were narrowly tailored to accomplish that purpose.
Before determining what amount of copying is appropriate for fair use on the facts of this case, the Court will evaluate fair use factor four and certain additional considerations discussed below. The amount allowed to be excerpted will be determined in the overall fair use assessment thereafter.
In summary, factor three may favor either Plaintiffs or Defendants, depending on the amount taken from each book.
Factor four focuses on whether Defendants' (the professors' and the students') use of excerpts of Plaintiffs' copyrighted works adversely affected the potential market for or value of the copyrighted work in question.
Factor four should weigh against defendant only when the harm is significant, Campbell v. Acuff-Rose Music, Inc., 510 U.S. 569, 590, 114 S.Ct. 1164, 127 L.Ed.2d 500 (1994); however, because Defendants have the burden of proof on all elements of the fair use defense,
The copyrighted works at issue here are books of which the excerpts are parts. In general, Plaintiffs have the exclusive right to reproduce the books in whole or in part because they own the copyrights, 17 U.S.C. § 106(2)(3) or, by contract, have the exclusive right to reproduce all parts of the books. Although copyright protection extends to derivative works,
The adverse market effect with which fair use is primarily concerned is that of market substitution. Peter Letterese, 533 F.3d at 1315. Where the copyrighted original work and defendant's infringing copy are identical, defendant's infringing copy substitutes directly for the copyrighted original. This impacts the marketability of the original and reduces its value, causing harm to the copyright owner. This case involves excerpts from whole original works. In general, the larger the excerpt, the greater the potential harm; a large excerpt comes closer to substituting for the whole book. It is relevant here that the excerpts were generally a small part (averaging around 10%) of the whole copyrighted work. Such a small excerpt does not substitute for the book as a whole. The Court is required to consider "whether unrestricted and widespread conduct of the sort engaged in by the defendant ... would result in a substantially adverse impact on the potential market [for the original]." Campbell, 510 U.S. 569, 590, 114 S.Ct. 1164 (1994) (citations omitted); see also Sony, 464 U.S. at 451, 104 S.Ct. 774. Thus, if a professor used an excerpt representing 10% of the copyrighted work, and this was repeated by others many times, would it cause substantial damage to the potential market for the copyrighted work? The answer is no, because the 10% excerpt would not substitute for the original, no matter how many copies were made. In short, Defendants' use of small excerpts did not affect Plaintiffs' actual or potential sales of books.
Plaintiffs' argument that factor four tilts in their favor is based primarily on American Geophysical Union v. Texaco Inc., 60 F.3d 913 (2d Cir.1994, amended 1995). The Second Circuit found that CCC is "a workable market for institutional users to obtain licenses for the right to produce their own copies of individual articles via photocopying." Id. at 930. The court also said, "... it is not unsound to conclude that the right to seek payment for a particular use tends to become legally cognizable under the fourth fair use factor when the means for paying for such use is made easier." Id. at 930-31. In Texaco, an employee of Texaco had made photocopies of certain articles from a scientific journal
This Court agrees with Texaco that where excerpts are reasonably available, at a reasonable price, it is only fair for this fact to be considered in determining whether Defendants' unpaid uses of excerpts constitutes a fair use. Fair use is an equitable doctrine. Peter Letterese, 533 F.3d at 1308. For loss of potential license revenue to cut against fair use, the evidence must show that licenses for excerpts of the works at issue are easily accessible, reasonably priced, and that they offer excerpts in a format which is reasonably convenient for users. Cf. William F. Patry, Patry on Fair Use § 6:8 (2011) ("easy, inexpensive licensing"); see also Texaco, 60 F.3d at 931 ("[I]t is sensible that a particular unauthorized use should be considered `more fair' when there is no ready market or means to pay for the use, while such an unauthorized use should be considered `less fair' when there is a ready market or means to pay for the use.").
Because Plaintiffs advocate that CCC has created an effective means through which Defendants could have obtained licensed copies of the excerpts in question here, the Court places the burden on Plaintiffs to show that CCC provided, in 2009, reasonably efficient access to the particular excerpts involved in this case. It is true, as Campbell held, that Defendants have the overall burden of proof to show that no substantial damage was caused to the potential market for or the value of Plaintiffs' works by Defendants' unlicensed uses of the excerpts. However, Plaintiffs are advocates of the theory that the availability of licenses shifts the factor four fair use analysis in their favor. Therefore, it is appropriate for them to be called upon to show that CCC provided in 2009 reasonably efficient, reasonably priced, convenient access to the particular excerpts which are in question in this case.
At trial, Plaintiffs called two representatives of CCC who testified concerning CCC's practices. Defendants did not dispute CCC's efficiency or the fairness of the prices charged by CCC for licenses to copy excerpts from Cambridge's, Oxford's, and Sage's works. Defendants articulated no objections in this regard. Defendants' only argument was that the availability of licenses is irrelevant to the fair use analysis; the Court rejects this argument because the availability of licenses impacts the value of the copyrighted work, i.e., the value of the book's copyright, an express concern of § 107(4). A book's ability to command permissions fees has a relationship to the value of the copyrighted book, i.e., to the value of the copyright. If available permissions are not paid, the value of the copyright is less than it otherwise would be.
Plaintiffs produced evidence at trial showing that CCC has a substantial business as a licensing agent. The evidence shows that CCC does represent a very large number of publishers and collects hundreds of millions of dollars in permissions revenues each year on their behalf. CCC operates numerous licensing programs, some of which are for the higher education community. However, Cambridge's and Oxford's witnesses did not specifically identify which of their works at issue here were available for licensing through CCC in 2009. With respect to many of the books involved in this case,
Plaintiffs seek to overcome the lack of evidence concerning the availability of licenses through two means: by pointing to a portion of Joint Exhibit 5, which indicates what a license to copy the excerpt would have cost through CCC, and through a colloquy between the Court and counsel for Plaintiffs at trial in which counsel stated his belief that excerpts from all of the books involved in this case probably were available through CCC [Tr. Vol. 8 at 10-12]. The fact that a license to copy an excerpt of an individual work would have cost a particular amount is not a substitute for evidence that the license was actually available. The colloquy between counsel and the Court is not evidence.
Furthermore, the record as a whole fails to show that licenses for digital copies of Cambridge's and Oxford's works were generally available in 2009. When an excerpt of a work is available through APS but not ECCS, CCC's license allows making physical copies but not electronic copies. Because Georgia State distributes readings electronically, the lack of licenses for digital excerpts is a disincentive to use CCC's program. While commercially photocopied coursepacks are still in use at Georgia State (and Georgia State pays permissions for such use), this case involves electronic distribution through Georgia State's ERES program. Educational users today want digital materials [Carol Richman, Tr. Vol. 2 at 73-74]. APS permissions to make photocopies are of no value in connection with Georgia State's ERES or uLearn systems. Of the 46 excerpts from Cambridge's and Oxford's works, licenses to make digital copies were shown to be available for only 13 excerpts. In each of the remaining 33 cases the evidence did not show that CCC provided access to licenses to make digital copies in 2009.
With respect to Defendants' uses of excerpts where digital permissions were not shown to be available, the Court finds that the unpaid use of the excerpts caused no actual or potential damage to the value of the books' copyrights. The evidence in this case shows that Defendants' uses (i.e., the professors' and the students' uses) of the materials were under carefully monitored circumstances. A pass code is required for the students in the class to access the materials; at the end of the semester access terminates. This is quite different from Campbell, where the parodied version of plaintiff's work was publicly
In those cases in which digital permissions were available, the Court finds that Defendants' own unpaid uses (the Georgia State professors' and students' uses) of individual excerpts caused extremely small, though actual, damage to the value of the books' copyrights. A book's ability to command payment of permissions fees has a relationship to the value of the copyrighted book, i.e., to the value of the copyright. If available permissions are not paid, the value of the copyright is less than it otherwise would be.
Were the fair use analysis to end here, Defendants would prevail as to all of Plaintiffs' infringement claims because the uses of the excerpts by students and professors at Georgia State did not cause substantial harm to Plaintiffs' copyrights. However, two additional considerations weigh against Defendants' position. The first is the Supreme Court's holding in Campbell that courts must consider not only the harm caused by the defendant's own actions, but also what harm would ensue from "widespread conduct of the sort engaged in by the defendant."
Judges and scholars have noted that there is a circularity problem in evaluating the extent of potential harm or loss of value under the fourth fair use factor. Peter Letterese, 533 F.3d at 1319 n. 37; American Geophysical Union v. Texaco Inc., 60 F.3d 913, 931 (2d Cir.1994). Specifically, it is understood that plaintiff will suffer some harm from defendant's use of the copyrighted item when fair use applies. The objective of the fair use analysis is to determine whether fair use applies. To say that fair use does not apply because Defendants have made some unpaid use of the copyrighted item is circular reasoning. There is no ideal solution to this problem. The approach that will be taken in evaluating individual claims of infringement here will be that all fair use factors will be evaluated independently, without regard to consideration of circularity. If overall resolution of the fair use issue is close or inconclusive, further analysis will be undertaken.
The Constitution itself gives Congress the power "To promote the Progress of Science and useful Arts, by securing for limited Times to Authors and Inventors the exclusive Right to their respective Writings and Discoveries." U.S. Const. art. I, § 8, cl. 8. Therefore, a primary consideration must be whether use of small unpaid excerpts, which will slightly limit the amount of permissions income paid to authors and external editors of copyrighted books, would discourage authorship of new academic books. Plaintiffs do not make the argument that it would, and the evidence does not support it.
Plaintiffs called no authors of the works at issue to testify on this point. Several Georgia State professors who testified at trial stated that royalties are not an important incentive for academic writers [See, e.g., Professor Gabler-Hover's testimony at Tr. Vol. 8 at 165-66; Professor Kaufmann's testimony at Tr. Vol. 5 at 40]. This testimony was credible. The contributing authors receive no royalties, so potential limitation of permissions income is irrelevant to them. Moreover, the portion of permissions paid over to individual authors and external editors is small
Further, all of the authors, contributing authors and external editors of the books at issue are professors at colleges and universities. Presumably, they value education. Such academic authors as a group value publication as an enhancement to professional reputation and achievement and, the Court infers, as a contribution to academic knowledge. This has been recognized in previous reported cases. See, e.g., Texaco, 60 F.3d at 927. There is no reason to believe that allowing unpaid, nonprofit academic use of small excerpts in controlled circumstances would diminish creation of academic works.
As previously stated, Congress's authority to provide copyright protection comes from the Copyright Clause of the Constitution, which allows Congress "To promote the Progress of Science ... by securing for limited Times to Authors ... the exclusive Right to their ... Writings." U.S. CONST., art. I, § 8, cl. 8. The progress of science "refers broadly to the creation and spread of knowledge and learning." Golan v. Holder, ___ U.S. ___, 132 S.Ct. 873, 888, 181 L.Ed.2d 835 (2012) (internal quotation marks omitted). Of particular relevance to this case is the Supreme Court's holding that the progress of science is not achieved only by promoting incentives to create new works. Id. The Court has made clear that both the creation and the spread of knowledge are important to serving the aim of the Copyright Clause. Id. Indeed, the Court held in Eldred v. Ashcroft, 537 U.S. 186, 123 S.Ct. 769, 154 L.Ed.2d 683 (2003), and recently affirmed in Golan, that "the Copyright Clause does not demand that each copyright provision, examined discretely, operate to induce new works. Rather, ... the Clause `empowers Congress to determine the intellectual property regimes that, overall, in that
In the context of this case, these holdings are a two-edged sword. Allowing use of unpaid small excerpts of copyrighted works by students does help spread knowledge, because it reduces the cost of education, thereby broadening the availability of education. On the other hand, diminished receipts of permissions income by Plaintiff-publishers could reduce their ability to publish, thereby diminishing the spread of knowledge.
Plaintiffs first argue that reduction in permissions payments could cripple them financially, potentially causing them to cease to exist [Doc. 412 at 113-14]. Alternatively, Plaintiffs argue they might be forced to reduce publication of high quality scholarly works [Doc. 412 at 113-14]. The argument that Plaintiffs might be forced out of business is glib. It is unsupported by evidence. The argument that Plaintiffs might be forced to cut back on scholarly publications is speculative and unpersuasive on this record.
Plaintiffs' first argument is as follows: Permissions are an important part of Plaintiffs' revenues. If permissions are eliminated, Plaintiffs could be forced to "run in the red" and possibly go out of business. Plaintiffs base this argument on the fact that in 2009 Cambridge's Americas Branch had net income of $3.9 million and in FY 2009 Oxford had net income of $11.4 million and an annual "operating profit" of $1.267 million [Stipulations 92, 93]. Thus, Plaintiffs argue, with such slim margins the very existence of Cambridge's Americas Branch and Oxford could be threatened by loss of permissions revenue.
In fact, permissions income is not a significant percentage of Plaintiffs' overall revenues. Plaintiffs' 2009 rights and permissions income from all sources (including corporate and other commercial uses) was nine-tenths of one percent of Plaintiffs' average 2009 revenues of $169,268,000. Plaintiffs' 2009 permissions income relating only to academic book and journal permissions (APS and ECCS) was only .0024 — less than one quarter of one percent — of revenues.
Further, the evidence shows that Oxford and Cambridge in fact would have been "in the black" in 2009 even if they had received no permissions income at all.
Moreover, comparing the amount of Plaintiffs' permissions receipts to the amount of operating income or operating profit does not determine a causal relationship between the two of them. Net operating income and operating profit are calculated by subtracting expenses of all types, many of which are discretionary or elective, from revenues (See Pls. Exs. 1, 198, 342). Plaintiffs have not demonstrated that a reduction in permissions revenue would "cause" diminished net operating revenue or diminished "operating profit"
Plaintiffs assume incorrectly that Defendants' fair use defense, if successful, would wipe out all permissions income. But Defendants do not seek such a broad interpretation of fair use. Defendants only seek protection for academic, nonprofit use of small excerpts from Plaintiffs' books. Much of Plaintiffs' permissions revenue comes from corporate and other commercial users. Defendants do not challenge Plaintiffs' entitlement to these permissions revenues. Other forms of income, which Plaintiffs assert would be affected by the interpretation of fair use Defendants advocate, are not connected to this assertion by evidence.
In summary, there is no persuasive evidence that Plaintiffs' ability to publish high quality scholarly books would be appreciably diminished by the modest relief from academic permissions payments which is at issue in this case. There certainly is no evidence that a modest reduction would impact the desire or the ability of academic authors to publish new works. Making small free excerpts available to students would further the spread of knowledge.
This case involves unlicensed copying of 75 excerpts from Plaintiffs' copyrighted books for nonprofit educational use by professors and students at Georgia State University in 2009. The question whether this constitutes a permissible fair use is resolved primarily by reference to 17 U.S.C. § 107 and the Supreme Court's decision in Campbell. The Court must consider all of the statutory elements of § 107; none may be overlooked. However, other factors may be considered. There is no precise manner in which the elements must be weighed in relation to each other; however, it is paramount that all factors be weighed and considered "in light of the purposes of copyright." Campbell, 510 U.S. at 578, 114 S.Ct. 1164.
Because (1) the excerpts were used for the purpose of teaching (including multiple copies for classroom use) and scholarship, as described in the preamble to § 107, (2) the use was for a noncommercial, nonprofit educational use, as described in § 107(1) and (3) Georgia State is a nonprofit educational institution, fair use factor one weighs heavily in Defendants' favor.
Because all of the excerpts are informational and educational in nature and none are fictional, fair use factor two weighs in favor of Defendants.
With respect to fair use factor three, the amount of the copying as a percentage of the book varies from book to book. In determining what percentage of a book may be copied, the Court looks first to the relationship between the length of the excerpt and the length of the book as a whole. Then, the relationship between the value of the excerpt in relation to the value of the book is examined. The Court also considers the value of a chapter in itself (rather than just a few paragraphs). In the case of extra long books with a large number of chapters, a limit on the number of chapters which may be copied is appropriate. Professors may well have a legitimate educational reason for wanting to use a chapter of a book; it is more apt to
Taking into account the foregoing considerations in relation to the books involved in this case, the factor three conclusions are: Where a book is not divided into chapters or contains fewer than ten chapters, unpaid copying of no more than 10% of the pages in the book is permissible under factor three. The pages are counted as previously set forth in this Order. In practical effect, this will allow copying of about one chapter or its equivalent.
The Court must also consider, under fair use factor four, the effect of the use in question on the potential market for or value of the copyrighted book. Unpaid use of a decidedly small excerpt (as defined under factor three) in itself will not cause harm to the potential market for the copyrighted book. That is because a decidedly small excerpt does not substitute for the book. However, where permissions are readily available from CCC or the publisher for a copy of a small excerpt of a copyrighted book, at a reasonable price, and in a convenient format (in this case, permissions for digital excerpts), and permissions are not paid, factor four weighs heavily in Plaintiffs' favor. Factor four weighs in Defendants' favor when such permissions are not readily available.
The Court has considered whether unlicensed copying of small excerpts as contemplated by this Order would disserve the purposes of the copyright laws, namely, "To promote the Progress of Science and useful Arts, by securing for limited Times to Authors and Inventors the exclusive Right to their respective Writings and Discoveries." U.S. Const. art. I, § 8, cl. 8. Because the unpaid use of small excerpts will not discourage academic authors from creating new works, will have no appreciable effect on Plaintiffs' ability to publish scholarly works, and will promote the spread of knowledge, the Court concludes that it would not.
The Court now turns to examination of the individual infringement claims which have been asserted in this case.
The Court makes the following additional findings of fact and conclusions of law.
Professor Murphy is a tenured full time professor in the Department of Applied
Ten graduate students were enrolled in Professor Murphy's AL 8480 course during Maymester 2009 [Id. at 78]. Professor Murphy initially created a syllabus for his course in which students were required to purchase two texts; various other required readings were uploaded to ERES without seeking copyright permissions. The day before the course began, Professor Murphy revised the syllabus to state that students were required to purchase four texts, and the readings available on ERES were assigned as supplementary elective readings [Tr. Vol. 10 at 128]. Of the seven different works on Plaintiffs' list of alleged infringements for AL 8480, students were required to purchase two of the books, Keep Talking: Communicative Fluency Activities for Language Teaching and Grammar Practice Activities. Excerpts from the other five
Pronunciation Games was first published by Cambridge on December 7, 1995 in the United Kingdom and subsequently published on February 23, 1996 in the United States [Pls. Exs. 138, 140]. The book is authored by Mark Hancock and is comprised of original activities accompanied by advice for teaching English language pronunciation [Jt. Ex. 5 at D-1]. It is part of the Cambridge Copy Collection, which is a series of photocopiable resource books that provide teachers with teaching materials such as lesson plans and classroom activities. It contains 112 pages and is not divided into chapters [Pls. Ex. 138]. Pronunciation Games retails for $47.00 [Jt. Ex. 5 at D-1]. The net sales revenue from the date of first publication through October 31, 2010 was £445,283 [Pls. Ex. 141]. There is no evidence in the record reflecting that Pronunciation Games was available for digital permissions in 2009.
The following language appears at the beginning of Pronunciation Games:
[Id.]. Professor Murphy requested pages 8-27 of the book be placed on Georgia State's ERES system [Tr. Vol. 10 at 84; Doc. 393 at 84]. Eleven pages of the excerpt are photocopiable without seeking copyright permissions and nine pages are not [Pls. Ex. 138]. Thus, the protected pages that were copied by Professor Murphy amount to 16.98% of the total protected pages in the book.
Pronunciation Games was first published outside the United States on December 7, 1995 and published in the United States on February 23, 1996, more than 30 days after the first publication [Tr. Vol. 1 at 119-120; Pls. Ex. 140]. Thus, Pronunciation Games is a foreign work as defined by the Copyright Act and a copyright registration is not necessary to bring a claim of copyright infringement. 17 U.S.C. § 101; 17 U.S.C. § 104(b)(2).
As evidenced by Professor Murphy's testimony and the ERES hit count, a copy of an excerpt from Pronunciation Games was uploaded to Georgia State's ERES system. The second prong of the prima facie case of copyright infringement has thus been established because Professor Murphy copied protected elements of Pronunciation Games [Jt. Ex. 1 at 43; Tr. Vol. 10 at 84]. Although it is obvious that students did not access the excerpt through ERES, the act of uploading the excerpt to ERES technically satisfies the second prong of the infringement analysis.
However, while the reading was uploaded to the ERES course page for AL 8480, it was not included in the syllabus for the course as required reading for AL 8480 [Pls. Ex. 540]. The excerpt had a hit count of three on the ERES system [Jt. Ex. 1 at 43], and all of these hits are likely attributable to the staff librarian, Professor Murphy himself, or counsel for the parties. Thus, the Court finds the use that resulted from this upload to be de minimis such that it "need not be prohibited in order to protect the author's incentive to create." See Sony Corp. of Am. v.
Keep Talking was first published by Cambridge on February 14, 1985 in the United Kingdom and subsequently published on April 26, 1985 in the United States [Pls. Exs. 114, 116]. It is part of the Cambridge Handbooks for Language Teachers series, which offers practical ideas, techniques, and activities for teaching language. Keep Talking is a 208 page book authored by Friederike Klippel [Pls. Ex. 114]. One subpart of the book is divided into four chapters, and the remainder of the book is not divided into chapters. It is a resource book for teachers and contains communicative fluency activities for language teaching [Pls. Ex. 114]. The book retails for $29.00. The net sales revenue from the date of first publication through October 31, 2010 was £616,445 [Pls. Ex. 117]. There is no evidence in the record reflecting that Keep Talking was available for licensed digital excerpts in 2009.
The following paragraph appears at the beginning of the book:
[Pls. Ex. 114]. Professor Murphy requested pages 58-98 of Keep Talking be placed on Georgia State's ERES system for Maymester 2009 [Tr. Vol. 10 at 93-94]. None of the pages in this 41 page excerpt were photocopiable without permission. The excerpt is part of one chapter and represents 26.11% of the total number of protected pages in the book [Pls. Ex. 114].
Keep Talking was first published outside the United States on February 14, 1985 and published in the United States on April 26, 1985, more than 30 days after the first publication [Tr. Vol. 1 at 120; Pls. Exs. 114, 116]. Thus, Keep Talking is a foreign work as defined by the Copyright Act; a copyright registration is not necessary to bring a claim of copyright infringement for the reasons stated in the preceding discussion of Pronunciation Games. 17 U.S.C. § 104(b)(2). The Court finds that Keep Talking is an original work and that it has sufficient creativity to be copyrighted. Keep Talking meets the first prong of the prima facie case of copyright infringement.
As evidenced by Professor Murphy's testimony and the ERES hit count, a copy of an excerpt from Keep Talking was uploaded to Georgia State's ERES system; thus the second prong of the prima facie case of copyright infringement has been established because an excerpt of Keep Talking was copied without seeking copyright permissions. Although it is obvious
However, although the excerpt at issue was uploaded to the ERES system, the course syllabus required students to purchase the book [Tr. Vol. 10 at 92-93; Pls. Ex. 540]. The excerpt had a hit count of two on the ERES system [Jt. Ex. 1 at 55], and both of these hits are likely attributable to the staff librarian, Professor Murphy himself, or counsel for the parties. Because the students did not access the excerpt through ERES and instead purchased the book itself, the act of uploading the excerpt on ERES had no impact on the market for Keep Talking. Thus, the Court finds the use that resulted from this upload to be de minimis such that it "need not be prohibited in order to protect the author's incentive to create." See Sony, 464 U.S. at 450-51, n. 34, 104 S.Ct. 774 and accompanying text ("`In certain situations, the copyright owner suffers no substantial harm from the use of the work.... Here again, is the partial marriage between the doctrine of fair use and the legal maxim de minimis non curat lex.'") (quoting Alan Latman, FAIR USE OF COPYRIGHTED WORKS (1958)) (additional citations omitted). Accordingly, it is not necessary to address the fair use defense for Professor Murphy's use of Keep Talking. This claim of copyright infringement fails.
More Grammar Games was first published by Cambridge in 1995, but Cambridge did not obtain a certificate of copyright registration until December 27, 2010 [Pls. Exs. 134, 136]. It is a 192 page, nine chapter book authored by Mario Rinvolucri and Paul Davis. It is comprised of classroom grammar activities and advice for how to conduct the activities in the classroom [Pls. Ex. 134]. More Grammar Games retails for $32.00 [Jt. Ex. 5 at D-3]. The net sales revenue from the date of first publication through October 31, 2010 was £318,880 [Pls. Ex. 137]. There is no evidence in the record reflecting that More Grammar Games was available for digital permissions in 2009.
The following language appears at the beginning of More Grammar Games:
[Pls. Ex. 134]. Additionally, in the acknowledgments section at the end of the book, the following language is included: "It has not been possible to identify the sources of all the material used and in such cases the publishers would welcome information from copyright owners." [Id.].
Professor Murphy requested that pages 58-93, or 36 pages, of the book be placed on Georgia State's ERES system for the students in his course [Tr. Vol. 10 at 99]. Ten of the pages from the excerpt were photocopiable without seeking permission from Cambridge [Tr. Vol. 10 at 101]. The pages were uploaded to the ERES course page for AL 8480, but the excerpt was not included in the syllabus for the course [Pls. Ex. 540]. The excerpt had a hit count of five on the ERES system for the Maymester 2009 [Jt. Ex. 1 at 79].
More Grammar Games was first published by Cambridge in 1995, but Cambridge did not obtain a certificate of copyright registration until December 27, 2010 [Pls. Ex. 136]. 17 U.S.C. § 410(c) states:
17 U.S.C. § 410(c). Accordingly, because the certificate of registration for More Grammar Games was not made before or within five years after the first date of publication, the prima facie presumption of originality does not exist. Instead, the Court must use its discretion to determine the copyrightability/originality of More Grammar Games.
In the acknowledgments section of More Grammar Games, Cambridge included a reservation as to the originality of the contents of the book. By stating "[i]t has not been possible to identify the sources of all the material used and in such cases the publishers would welcome information from copyright owners," Cambridge recognized that it could not prove the originality of all the material used because it had not identified the source and/or authors of some of the material. This acknowledgment is to Cambridge's credit. However, copyright protection in a work extends only to those elements that are original to the author. Feist Publ'ns, Inc. v. Rural Tel. Serv. Co., 499 U.S. 340, 348, 111 S.Ct. 1282, 113 L.Ed.2d 358 (1991). For the Court to determine whether the excerpt at issue in this case is original or otherwise protected by Cambridge's copyright for the full work, Plaintiffs would have needed to provide evidence about the source of, or Cambridge's rights to, the specific excerpt at issue. Because Plaintiffs did not provide evidence regarding which portions of the book are original and for which portions they did obtain permission, the Court finds that Cambridge has not met its burden of proving the originality of More Grammar Games. Therefore, Plaintiffs have failed to establish the first prong of the prima facie case of copyright infringement for More Grammar Games. It is not necessary to address Defendants' fair use defense. This infringement claim fails.
Grammar Practice Activities was first published by Cambridge on December 15, 1988 in the United Kingdom and was subsequently published on February 24, 1989 in the United States [Pls. Ex. 101; Defs. Ex. 788]. The work is authored by Penny Ur [Defs. Ex. 788]. It is part of the Cambridge Handbooks for Language Teachers series, which provides practical guides for teachers of English and other languages [Defs. Ex. 788]. Grammar Practice Activities is intended for grammar teachers and contains teaching instructions and activities for teaching grammar to students in a communicative methodology [Jt. Ex. 5 at D-4; Tr. Vol. 10 at 105]. It has 296 pages and is divided into four chapters. The book retails for $30.00. The net sales revenue from April 2, 2009 through October 31, 2010 was £67,653 [Pls. Ex. 102]. There is no evidence in the record reflecting that Grammar Practice Activities was available for licensed digital excerpts in 2009.
The following language appears near the front of the book under the title "copyright":
[Defs. Ex. 788]. Professor Murphy requested that pages 44-102 of the book be placed on ERES [Tr. Vol. 10 at 106]. Of the 59 pages in this excerpt, some were copiable without permission, but the parties disagree as to how many were photocopiable. Plaintiffs argue the number of copiable pages is 18; Defendants argue it is 37. Because it will not change the outcome, the Court assumes without deciding that the number of pages Professor Murphy could have copied without permission is somewhere within this range.
Grammar Practice Activities was first published outside the United States on December 15, 1988 and published in the United States on February 24, 1989, more than 30 days after the first publication date [Tr. Vol. 1 at 121-122; Pls. Ex. 101; Defs. Ex. 788]. Thus, Grammar Practice Activities is a foreign work as defined by the Copyright Act; a copyright registration is not necessary to bring a claim of copyright infringement for the reasons stated in the preceding discussion of Pronunciation Games. 17 U.S.C. § 104(b)(2). The Court finds that Grammar Practice Activities is an original work and that it has sufficient creativity to be copyrighted. Grammar Practice Activities meets the first prong of the prima facie case of copyright infringement.
As evidenced by Professor Murphy's testimony and the ERES hit count, a copy of an excerpt from Grammar Practice Activities was uploaded to Georgia State's ERES system; thus the second prong of the prima facie case of copyright infringement has been established because an excerpt of Grammar Practice Activities was copied without seeking copyright permissions. Although students did not actually access the excerpt through ERES, the act of uploading it to ERES technically satisfies the second prong of the infringement analysis.
However, although Professor Murphy contemplated using only an excerpt from Grammar Practice Activities and thus had the excerpt uploaded to the ERES system, the course syllabus required students to purchase the entire Grammar Practice Activities book [Tr. Vol. 10 at 105; Pls. Ex. 540]. The excerpt on ERES had a hit count of two on the ERES system [Jt. Ex. 1 at 95], and both of these hits are likely attributable to the staff librarian, Professor Murphy himself, or counsel for the parties. Because the students did not access the excerpt through ERES and instead purchased the book itself, the act of uploading the excerpt on ERES did not have an impact on the market for Grammar Practice Activities. Thus, the Court finds the use that resulted from this upload to be de minimis such that it "need not be prohibited in order to protect the author's incentive to create." See Sony, 464 U.S. at 450-51, n. 34, 104 S.Ct. 774 and accompanying text (citing Alan Latman, FAIR USE OF COPYRIGHTED WORKS (1958)). Accordingly, the Court need not address the fair use defense for Professor Murphy's use of Grammar Practice Activities. This claim of copyright infringement fails.
Five-Minute Activities was first published by Cambridge on January 1, 1992, but Cambridge did not obtain a copyright registration with the U.S. Copyright Office
Professor Murphy requested pages 1-23 of the book be placed on Georgia State's ERES system [Tr. Vol. 10 at 112-113].
Five-Minute Activities was first published by Cambridge in 1992; Cambridge did not obtain a certificate of copyright registration until December 20, 2010 [Pls. Ex. 92]. 17 U.S.C. § 410(c) states:
17 U.S.C. § 410(c). Accordingly, because the certificate of registration for Five-Minute Activities was not made before or within five years after the first date of publication, the prima facie presumption of originality does not exist. Instead, it is within the Court's discretion to determine the copyrightability/ originality of Five-Minute Activities.
To qualify for copyright protection, a work must be the author's original work. Harper & Row Publishers, Inc. v. Nation Enters., 471 U.S. 539, 547-49, 105 S.Ct. 2218, 85 L.Ed.2d 588 (1985). Original "means only that the work was independently created by the author (as opposed to copied from other works), and that it possesses at least some minimal degree of creativity." Feist Publ'ns, Inc. v. Rural Tel. Serv. Co., 499 U.S. 340, 345, 111 S.Ct. 1282, 113 L.Ed.2d 358 (1991). To meet the creativity requirement, even a slight amount of creativity will suffice. Id. Five-Minute Activities contains advice for teachers and various activities to perform in the classroom as a means to facilitate language learning. Cambridge, in soliciting a copyright registration, declared that Five-Minute Activities is an original work and nothing in the evidence indicates otherwise. The Court further finds that the book meets the creativity requirement. Therefore, the Court finds that Five-Minute Activities is copyrightable and the first prong of the prima facie case of copyright infringement has been satisfied.
As evidenced by Professor Murphy's testimony and the ERES hit count, a copy of an excerpt from Five-Minute Activities was uploaded to Georgia State's ERES system; thus the second prong of the prima facie case of copyright infringement has been established because an excerpt of Five-Minute Activities was copied without seeking copyright permissions. Although it is obvious that students did not access the excerpt through ERES, the act of uploading the excerpt to ERES technically satisfies the second prong of the infringement analysis.
However, although 23 pages were uploaded to the ERES course page, the excerpt was not included in the syllabus for the course [Pls. Ex. 540]. The excerpt had a hit count of three on the ERES
Newspapers was first published by Oxford on February 4, 1993 in the United Kingdom and subsequently published on March 18, 1993 in the United States [Pls. Exs. 433, 993]. It is authored by Peter Grundy and makes recommendations on how to use newspapers for the purpose of language teaching [Pls. Ex. 433; Tr. Vol. 10 at 117; Jt. Ex. 5 at D-6]. It contains copies of previously published newspaper articles, along with suggestions for teaching methods using those articles [Id.]. The book is part of the Resource Books for Teachers series, which gives classroom teachers a guide to language teaching, discusses current issues and underlying concepts, and provides actual classroom materials and techniques [Pls. Ex. 433]. The book is 144 pages in length and has six chapters. Newspapers retails for $21.50 [Jt. Ex. 5 at D-6]. The net sales revenue from the date of first publication through November 7, 2010 was $21,079 [Pls. Ex. 357]. There is no evidence in the record reflecting that Newspapers was available for digital permissions in 2009.
The following language appears at the beginning of Newspapers:
[Id.]. Professor Murphy requested pages 30-58 of the book be placed on the ERES system [Tr. Vol. 10 at 117]. Two pages of the excerpt are labeled as photocopiable without seeking permission from the publisher; the remaining 27 are not [Pls. Ex. 433; Tr. Vol. 10 at 117-118].
Newspapers was first published outside the United States on February 4, 1993 and published in the United States on March 18, 1993, more than 30 days after the first publication [Pls. Ex. 993; Pls. Ex. 433]. Thus Newspapers is a foreign work as defined by the Copyright Act; a copyright registration is not necessary to bring a claim of copyright infringement. 17 U.S.C. § 104(b)(2). The Court further finds, based on Niko Pfund's testimony concerning Oxford's rigorous screening procedures, that the book is original to the author. The book is sufficiently creative to be copyrightable. The first prong of the prima facie case of copyright infringement is met.
As evidenced by Professor Murphy's testimony and the ERES hit count, a copy of an excerpt from Newspapers was uploaded to Georgia State's ERES system; thus the second prong of the prima facie
However, while the excerpt from Newspapers was uploaded to the ERES course page for AL 8480, it was not included in the syllabus for the course [Pls. Ex. 540]. The excerpt had a hit count of three on the ERES system [Jt. Ex. 1 at 42], and all of these hits are likely attributable to the staff librarian, Professor Murphy himself, or counsel for the parties.
Because the students in Professor Murphy's AL 8480 graduate course were not assigned and did not read the excerpt of Newspapers, uploading it onto Georgia State's ERES system did not have an effect on the market for the work and Oxford suffered no harm from the initial copying. Thus, the Court finds the use that resulted from this upload to be de minimis such that it "need not be prohibited in order to protect the author's incentive to create." See Sony, 464 U.S. at 450-51, n. 34, 104 S.Ct. 774 and accompanying text (citing Alan Latman, FAIR USE OF COPYRIGHTED WORKS (1958)). Accordingly, the Court need not address the fair use defense for Professor Murphy's use of Newspapers. This claim of copyright infringement fails.
Role Play was first published by Oxford on April 9, 1987 in the United Kingdom and subsequently published on June 11, 1987 in the United States [Pls. Exs. 458, 993]. It is a 191 page book that is not divided into chapters [Pls. Ex. 458]. Role Play is authored by Gillian Porter Ladousse and provides a series of activities and role plays that can be used in language classes as well as guidance on how to use the role play as a teaching technique [Tr. Vol. 10 at 122; Pls. Ex. 458]. The book is part of the Resource Books for Teachers series, which gives classroom teachers a guide to language teaching, discusses underlying concepts, and provides actual classroom materials and techniques [Pls. Ex. 433]. Role Play retails for $19.95 [Jt. Ex. 5 at D-7]. The net sales revenue from the date of first publication through November 7, 2010 was $23,858 [Pls. Ex. 357]. There is no evidence in the record reflecting that Role Play was available for digital permissions in 2009.
The following language appears at the beginning of Role Play:
[Id.]. Professor Murphy requested pages 24-62 of the book be placed on Georgia State's ERES system [Tr. Vol. 10 at 122]. Nine pages of the excerpt are labeled as photocopiable without seeking permission from the publisher; the remaining 30 are not [Pls. Ex. 458; Tr. Vol. 10 at 123-124].
Role Play was first published outside the United States on April 9, 1987 and published in the United States on June 11, 1987, more than 30 days after the first publication [Pls. Exs. 458, 993]. Thus Role Play is a foreign work as defined by the Copyright Act; a copyright registration is not necessary to bring a claim of copyright
As evidenced by Professor Murphy's testimony and the ERES hit count, a copy of an excerpt from Role Play was uploaded to Georgia State's ERES system; thus the second prong of the prima facie case of copyright infringement has been established because an excerpt of Role Play was copied without seeking copyright permissions. Although students did not actually access Role Play on ERES, the act of uploading the excerpt to ERES itself technically satisfies the second prong of the infringement analysis.
While the reading was uploaded to ERES, it was not included in the syllabus for Professor Murphy's AL 8480 course for Maymester 2009 [Pls. Ex. 540]. The Role Play excerpt had a hit count of three on the ERES system [Jt. Ex. 1 at 56], and all of these hits are likely attributable to the staff librarian, Professor Murphy himself, or counsel for the parties. Because Professor Murphy did not assign the excerpt from Role Play as required reading for AL 8480, and students did not access the reading on ERES, uploading the excerpt of Role Play onto Georgia State's ERES system had no effect on the market.
Thus, the Court finds the use that resulted from this upload to be de minimis such that it "need not be prohibited in order to protect the author's incentive to create." See Sony, 464 U.S. at 450-51, n. 34, 104 S.Ct. 774 and accompanying text (citing Alan Latman, FAIR USE OF COPYRIGHTED WORKS (1958)). Accordingly, the Court need not address the fair use defense for Professor Murphy's use of Role Play. This claim of copyright infringement fails.
Professor Kaufmann is an assistant professor at Georgia State in the College of Education [Tr. Vol. 5 at 35-36]. She has taught at Georgia State since 2006 and is on a tenure track [Id.]. Professor Kaufmann's courses teach students methods for conducting qualitative research [Id.]. Predominantly Ph.D. students enroll in these courses [Id.].
Professor Kaufmann regularly uses Georgia State's ERES system for distributing readings to her students. It is her general practice to assign full chapters from books rather than partial chapters [Tr. Vol. 5 at 74]. She learned about Georgia State's Copyright Policy in February 2009 and attended a one-hour training session on the policy on May 6, 2009 [Tr. Vol. 5 at 42-46].
EPRS 8500 is a predominantly theoretical course [Tr. Vol. 5 at 37-38]. Approximately thirteen students were enrolled in the course during the Maymester 2009. As evidenced by the syllabus for this course and Professor Kaufmann's testimony, students were required to purchase three texts, as well as complete several required readings posted on ERES [Tr. Vol. 5 at 67-76; Pls. Ex. 516].
The Craft of Inquiry was first published by Oxford in 1998. It is a 176 page, eight chapter book authored by Robert R. Alford. It provides an overview of sociological methodology and the relationships between the various approaches [Pls. Ex. 372]. The Craft of Inquiry retails for $32.95 [Jt. Ex. 5 at D-10]. The net sales revenue from the date of first publication through November 7, 2010 was $86,325.00 [Pls. Ex. 357]. Licensed digital excerpts
Professor Kaufmann requested pages 21-31 of The Craft of Inquiry, the entirety of chapter two and 6.75% of the book, be uploaded to Georgia State's ERES system for distribution to the students in her EPRS 8500 Maymester 2009 course as required reading [Tr. Vol. 5 at 120-121]. Had permissions been paid for the digital distribution of this excerpt, Oxford would have earned less than $14.89 in net revenue from permissions income.
Defendants do not contest that Plaintiffs have established a prima facie case of copyright infringement for The Craft of Inquiry [Doc. 411 at 27]. Oxford owns a valid copyright in The Craft of Inquiry [Pls. Ex. 374]. The copyright is registered in the name of the author, Robert R. Alford, who assigned his copyright to Oxford [Pls. Ex. 373]. The first prong of the prima facie case of copyright infringement is satisfied. A copy of an excerpt from The Craft of Inquiry was uploaded to Georgia State's ERES system, satisfying the second prong of the prima facie case of copyright infringement.
As to the first element of fair use, an excerpt from The Craft of Inquiry was used by a nonprofit educational institution for the nonprofit, educational purposes of teaching and scholarship. Free copies were provided for the exclusive use of students in Professor Kaufmann's class. The first factor weighs strongly in favor of Defendants.
As to the second element of fair use, The Craft of Inquiry is a non-fiction work that provides an overview of sociological methodology. The presentation is informational in nature. The second fair use factor weighs in favor of Defendants.
As to the third fair use factor, Professor Kaufmann uploaded one full chapter of an eight chapter book to ERES. Because the book contains less than ten chapters, a limit of 10% of the protected pages of the book applies. The excerpt copied was eleven pages, totaling 6.25% of the total work. This is a decidedly small amount.
As to the fourth fair use factor, effect on the market, the Court first looks to whether Professor Kaufmann's use of The Craft of Inquiry affected the market for purchasing the book as a whole. It is obvious that students would not pay $32.95 for the entire book when only eleven pages were required reading for Professor Kaufmann's course. Neither would a professor require students to purchase the entire book in such an instance. Therefore, the Court rejects any argument that the use of the excerpt from The Craft of Inquiry had a negative effect on the market for purchase of the book itself.
Plaintiffs produced evidence demonstrating that there was a ready market for licensed digital excerpts of this work in 2009 through CCC. The unpaid use of the excerpt by Professor Kaufmann and her students caused very small, but actual, damage to the value of Oxford's copyright. In addition, widespread use of similar unlicensed excerpts could cause substantial harm. Oxford lost permissions income. Factor four strongly favors Plaintiffs.
After considering all four fair use factors and weighing them together, the Court finds that Defendants have met their burden of proving that Professor Kaufmann's use of The Craft of Inquiry was a fair use under the Copyright Act. Thus, this claim of copyright infringement fails.
The Handbook of Feminist Research was first published by Sage in 2006 [Pls. Ex. 247]. It is a 767 page, 43 chapter volume edited by Sharlene Nagy Hesse-Biber. The contributed chapters analyze feminist approaches to research methodology [Pls. Ex. 243; Jt. Ex. 5 at D-11]. The Handbook of Feminist Research retails for $146.00 [Jt. Ex. 5 at D-11]. The book has earned net sales revenue in the amount of $94,085.88 [Pls. Ex. 248]. There is no evidence in the record reflecting that the work was available for licensed digital excerpts through CCC in 2009. However, licensed digital excerpts of the book were available through Sage's in-house permissions program, and the book has earned $938.46 in permissions revenue [Pls. Ex. 248].
Professor Kaufmann requested pages 515-534 of the Handbook of Feminist Research, the entirety of chapter 26, be uploaded to Georgia State's ERES system for distribution to the students in her EPRS 8500 Maymester 2009 course as required reading [Tr. Vol. 5 at 112]. The excerpt was a chapter entitled "Feminist Research Ethics" by Judith Preissle [Pls. Ex. 243]. It represents 2.61% of the total work. Had permissions fees been paid via Sage's in-house program for the digital distribution of this excerpt, Sage would have earned $31.30 less royalties payable to the external editor in net revenue from permissions. The cost to students in the course would have been $31.30.
Defendants do not contest that Plaintiffs have established a prima facie case of copyright infringement for this excerpt of the Handbook of Feminist Research [Doc. 411 at 27]. This is a work made for hire; Sage owns a valid copyright in the Handbook of Feminist Research [Pls. Exs. 244, 246, 247]. The copyright is registered in Sage's name. Ms. Hesse-Biber's contract with Sage provides that the material contributed by her for the book shall be considered a work made for hire [Pls. Ex. 244], and the contributing author agreement states that the chapter which consists of pages 515-534 was a work made for hire for Sage [Pls. Ex. 246]. The first prong of the prima facie case of copyright
As to the first element of fair use, an excerpt from the Handbook of Feminist Research was used by a nonprofit educational institution for the nonprofit, educational purposes of teaching and scholarship. Free copies were provided for the exclusive use of students in Professor Kaufmann's class. The first factor weighs strongly in favor of Defendants.
As to the second element of fair use, the Handbook of Feminist Research is a non-fiction work that presents feminist approaches to research methodology. The presentation is informational in nature. The second fair use factor favors Defendants.
As to the third fair use factor, Professor Kaufmann uploaded one full chapter representing 2.61% of the Handbook of Feminist Research to ERES. Because the work contained more than ten chapters, Professor Kaufmann properly adhered to the one chapter limit; the amount copied was decidedly small. The third fair use factor weighs in favor of Defendants.
As to the fourth fair use factor, effect on the market, the Court first looks to whether Professor Kaufmann's use of the Handbook of Feminist Research affected the market for purchasing the book as a whole. It is obvious that students would not pay $146.00 for the entire book when only twenty of 767 pages were required reading for Professor Kaufmann's course. Neither would a professor require students to purchase the entire book in such an instance. Therefore, the Court rejects any argument that the use of the excerpt from the Handbook of Feminist Research had a negative effect on the market for purchase of the book itself.
Plaintiffs produced evidence demonstrating that there was a ready market for licensed digital excerpts of this work through Sage's in-house program in 2009. The unpaid use of the excerpt by Professor Kaufmann and her students caused very small, but actual, damage to the value of Sage's copyright. In addition, widespread use of similar unlicensed excerpts could cause substantial harm. Sage lost permissions income. Factor four strongly favors Plaintiffs.
After considering all four fair use factors and weighing them together, the Court finds that Defendants have met their burden of proving that Professor Kaufmann's use of the Handbook of Feminist Research was a fair use under the Copyright Act. Thus, this claim of copyright infringement fails.
The Handbook of Social Theory was first published by Sage in 2001 in the United Kingdom and subsequently published in the United States [Pls. Ex. 288]. It is a 564 page, 39 chapter volume edited by George Ritzer and Barry Smart. The work provides an overview of social theory, and the chapters in the book discuss strengths and weaknesses of contemporary social theory [Pls. Ex. 288; Jt. Ex. 5 at D-12]. The Handbook of Social Theory retails for $150.00 in hardcover and $69.95 in paperback [Jt. Ex. 5 at D-12]. The net sales revenue the book has earned amounts to £63,483.74 [Pls. Ex. 291]. There is no evidence in the record reflecting that the work was available for licensed digital excerpts through CCC in or before 2009. Licensed excerpts of this work were available directly from Sage; the book has earned £2,470.01 through Sage's in-house permissions program [Pls. Ex. 291].
The Handbook of Social Theory was first published outside the United States in 2001 and was published in the United States more than 30 days after the first publication [Pls. Ex. 288; Tr. Vol. 2 at 129-130]. Thus, the Handbook of Social Theory is a foreign work as defined by the Copyright Act; a copyright registration is not necessary to bring a claim of copyright infringement. 17 U.S.C. § 104(b)(2). The Court finds that the Handbook of Social Theory is an original work and that it has sufficient creativity to be copyrighted.
Defendants contend that Plaintiffs have nonetheless failed to establish a prima facie case of copyright infringement because only one of the three authors of the chapter at issue has assigned his copyright interest to Sage. Defendants argue that all three coauthors must assign their interest in the work to Sage for it to have ownership of the underlying copyright.
Chapter seventeen of the Handbook of Social Theory was authored by Kent L. Sandstrom, Daniel D. Martin, and Gary Alan Fine [Pls. Ex. 288]. Plaintiffs have produced evidence of an author agreement with Gary Alan Fine, assigning the exclusive right to publish the chapter to Sage [Pls. Ex. 290], but Defendants point out that there is no evidence of similar assignments by the other two authors of chapter seventeen.
However, one joint author may properly license the copyright in a joint work to a third party. In Community for Creative Non-Violence v. Reid, 846 F.2d 1485 (D.C.Cir.1988) (opinion by Judge Ruth Bader Ginsburg), aff'd, 490 U.S. 730, 109 S.Ct. 2166, 104 L.Ed.2d 811 (1989), the Court held that "Joint authors co-owning copyright in a work `are deemed to be tenants in common,' with `each having an independent right to use or license the copyright, subject only to a duty to account to the other co-owner for any profits earned thereby.'" 846 F.2d at 1498 (quoting William Patry, LATMAN'S THE COPYRIGHT LAW 122 (6th ed. 1986)). Thus, author Gary Alan Fine's grant of "the sole and exclusive right to produce and publish" the chapter to Sage also conveyed to Sage the authorship rights of his co-contributors.
Sage holds the exclusive right to publish the Handbook of Social Theory through contract with George Ritzer and Barry Smart. It also holds the exclusive right to publish chapter seventeen of the book by contract with the contributing authors. The first prong of the prima facie case of copyright infringement is satisfied. A copy of an excerpt from the Handbook of Social Theory was uploaded to Georgia State's ERES system, satisfying the second prong of the prima facie case of copyright infringement.
As to the first element of fair use, an excerpt from the Handbook of Social
As to the second element of fair use, the Handbook of Social Theory is a non-fiction work that analyzes social theories. The presentation is informational in nature. The second factor favors Defendants.
As to the third fair use factor, Professor Kaufmann uploaded part of one chapter representing 2.12% of the Handbook of Social Theory to ERES. Because the work contained more than ten chapters, Professor Kaufmann properly adhered to the one chapter limit; the amount copied was decidedly small. The third fair use factor weighs in favor of Defendants.
As to the fourth fair use factor, effect on the market, the Court first looks to whether Professor Kaufmann's use of the Handbook of Social Theory affected the market for purchasing the book as a whole. The Court infers that students would not pay $69.95 (or $150.00 in hardcover) for the entire book when only twelve of 564 pages were required reading for Professor Kaufmann's course. Neither would a professor require students to purchase the entire book in such an instance. Therefore, the Court rejects any argument that the use of the excerpt from the Handbook of Social Theory had a negative effect on the market for purchase of the book itself.
Plaintiffs produced evidence demonstrating that there was a ready market for licensed digital excerpts of this work through Sage's in-house program in 2009. The unpaid use of the excerpt by Professor Kaufmann and her students caused very small, but actual, damage to the value of Sage's copyright. In addition, widespread use of similar unlicensed excerpts could cause substantial harm. Sage lost permissions income. Factor four strongly favors Plaintiffs.
After considering all four fair use factors and weighing them together, the Court finds that Defendants have met their burden of proving that Professor Kaufmann's use of the Handbook of Social Theory was a fair use under the Copyright Act. Thus, this claim of copyright infringement fails.
The Sage Handbook of Qualitative Research (Third Edition) was first published by Sage in 2005. It is a 1,229 page, 44 chapter volume edited by Norman K. Denzin and Yvonna S. Lincoln. The chapters analyze the theory and practice of qualitative research [Pls. Ex. 267]. The Sage Handbook of Qualitative Research (Third Edition) retails for $156.00 [Jt. Ex. 5 at D-13]. The book has earned $1,327,804.06 in net sales revenue [Pls. Ex. 283]. Licensed digital excerpts of the book were available through CCC in 2009 [Pls. Ex. 358]. From July 1, 2004 until December 1, 2010, The Sage Handbook of Qualitative Research (Third Edition) earned $1,131.86 in ECCS permissions revenue [Pls. Ex. 287].
Professor Kaufmann requested pages 1-32, 357-375, 443-465, and 651-679 of The Sage Handbook of Qualitative Research (Third Edition), the entirety of four chapters and 8.38% of the book, be uploaded to Georgia State's ERES system for distribution to the students in her EPRS 8500 Maymester 2009 course as required reading [Tr. Vol. 5 at 80-81 and 106-111]. Had permissions been paid via CCC for the distribution of these chapters, Sage would have earned under $159.34 in net revenue from permissions income.
Defendants do not contest that Plaintiffs have established a prima facie case of copyright infringement for The Sage Handbook of Qualitative Research (Third Edition) [Doc. 411 at 27]. Sage holds the exclusive right to publish the work through contract with the external editors. The contributions are works made for hire. The copyright is registered in Sage's name [Pls. Ex. 282]. This satisfies the first prong of the prima facie case of copyright infringement. A copy of an excerpt from The Sage Handbook of Qualitative Research (Third Edition) was uploaded to Georgia State's ERES system, satisfying the second prong of the prima facie case of copyright infringement.
As to the first element of fair use, an excerpt from The Sage Handbook of Qualitative Research (Third Edition) was used by a nonprofit educational institution for the nonprofit, educational purposes of teaching and scholarship. Free copies were provided for the exclusive use of students in Professor Kaufmann's class. The first factor weighs strongly in favor of Defendants.
As to the second element of fair use, The Sage Handbook of Qualitative Research (Third Edition) is a non-fiction work that analyzes the theory and practice of qualitative research. The presentation is informational in nature. The second factor favors Defendants.
As to the third fair use factor, Professor Kaufmann uploaded four chapters representing 8.38% of The Sage Handbook of Qualitative Research (Third Edition) to ERES. Because the work contained more than ten chapters, Professor Kaufmann should have adhered to a limit of one chapter of the book. Professor Kaufmann copied four full chapters; the amount copied was not decidedly small. The third factor weighs in favor of Plaintiffs.
As to the fourth fair use factor, effect on the market, the Court first looks to whether Professor Kaufmann's use of The Sage Handbook of Qualitative Research (Third Edition) affected the market for purchasing the book as a whole. Students would not pay $156.00 for the entire book when only 8.38% of the book was assigned as required reading. Neither would a professor require students to purchase the entire book in such an instance. Therefore, the Court rejects any argument that the use of the excerpt from The Sage Handbook of Qualitative Research (Third Edition) had a negative effect on the market for sale of the book itself.
Plaintiffs produced evidence demonstrating that there was a ready market for licensed digital excerpts of this work in 2009 through CCC and Sage's in-house
A review of the fair use factors in this case shows that factor one strongly favors Defendants, factor two favors Defendants, factor three favors Plaintiffs, and factor four strongly favors Plaintiffs. The Court will therefore conduct a further analysis of the evidence in the record to determine the outcome of the fair use defense.
First, revisiting the factor three analysis, the Court finds that Professor Kaufmann's unlicensed use of four chapters of The Sage Handbook of Qualitative Research (Third Edition), significantly exceeds the permitted one chapter limit, favoring an adjustment of the factor three analysis in Plaintiffs' favor.
Second, the Court also finds that upon revisiting the factor four analysis, an adjustment favoring Plaintiffs' position is warranted. The Court's reasoning is as follows. The evidence shows that in 2008 colleges and universities paid $3,630.59 directly to Sage for excerpts from this book; in 2009 the amount was $11,125.91. In addition, the book earned $3,174.20 in fees from CCC's ECCS and APS programs from 2004 to 2010.
The original version of The Sage Handbook of Qualitative Research was published in 1994; a second edition was published in 2000; the third edition, at issue here, was published in 2005. With respect to the third edition, the documentary evidence [Pls. Ex. 283] shows that book sales began with revenues of $379,940.00 in 2005, with the sales amount going down each year thereafter. In 2009, book sales brought in revenues of $153,234.95. But permissions revenue for Sage's in-house program jumped from $3,630.59 in 2008 to $11,125.91 in 2009.
The same pattern can be seen with respect to the second edition of the handbook; sales of the books reduce over time as the time approaches for the new edition. However, as book sales go down, permissions sales go up. Book sales of the second edition brought in $311,125.03 in 2000, the year of publication, and brought in sales revenues of $197,120.59 in 2004. In 2005, as the third edition came out, book sales of the second edition declined to $9,984.18. But permissions sales continued, rising to $10,150.49 in 2007. In 2009, when the second edition was no longer available, in-house permissions sales for the second edition were $3,814.52. From this data, the Court finds that permissions, particularly Sage's in-house permissions, are an important part of the value of the copyright for The Sage Handbook of Qualitative Research series. In addition, the fact that the book has been published in a second and third edition shows how valuable the copyright is. The Court finds that Professor Kaufmann's unlicensed use of excerpts from the third edition in 2009 had some actual, albeit small, negative effect on the value of Sage's copyright. Because there is substantial demand for excerpts, there is a greater likelihood of repetitive unpaid use. This determination strengthens the factor four analysis in Plaintiffs' favor.
After considering the foregoing, the Court finds that the overall four factor fair use analysis favors Plaintiffs' position. Accordingly, the Court finds that Defendants have not met their burden of proving that Professor Kaufmann's use of The Sage Handbook of Qualitative Research (Third Edition) was a fair use under the Copyright Act. Thus, this claim of copyright infringement succeeds.
The Sage Handbook of Qualitative Research (Second Edition) was first published by Sage in 2000 [Pls. Ex. 265]. It is a 1,142 page, 36 chapter volume edited by Norman K. Denzin and Yvonna S. Lincoln. The chapters analyze the theory and practice of qualitative research [Pls. Ex. 265; Jt. Ex. 5 at D-14]. The Sage Handbook of Qualitative Research (Second Edition) has a retail price of $175.00, but it is out of print [Jt. Ex. 5 at D-14]. The book has earned $1,300,053.54 in net sales revenue [Pls. Ex. 283]. Licensed digital excerpts of the book were available through CCC in 2009 [Pls. Ex. 286]. From July 1, 2004 until December 1, 2010, The Sage Handbook of Qualitative Research (Second Edition) earned $6,324.61 in ECCS permissions revenue [Pls. Ex. 286].
Professor Kaufmann requested pages 733-768
The certificate of registration for The Sage Handbook of Qualitative Research (Second Edition) was filed in Sage's name on June 15, 2000 [Pls. Ex. 282]. However, Plaintiffs have failed to produce evidence of contributing author agreements for chapter 28. There is no evidence that the contributing authors either agreed that chapter 28 was a work made for hire or that they assigned the copyright to Sage. The claimed infringement is for material within chapter 28.
The Sage Handbook of Qualitative Research (Second Edition) is an edited work comprised of chapters written by different authors. Chapter 28 of The Sage Handbook of Qualitative Research (Second Edition) was authored by Carolyn Ellis and Arthur P. Bochner [Pls. Ex. 265]. This
The evidence includes an agreement between Sage and the editors of this work, Norman K. Denzin and Yvonna S. Lincoln. This agreement assigns the external editors' copyright interest to Sage, but it neither addresses nor assigns the copyrights of the contributing authors of each chapter. Plaintiffs have not produced such a contract with either author of chapter 28, the excerpt assigned by Professor Kaufmann. Accordingly, Plaintiffs have failed to establish the first prong of the prima facie case of copyright infringement for The Sage Handbook of Qualitative Research (Second Edition). It is not necessary to address Defendants' fair use defense. This infringement claim fails.
The Handbook of Critical and Indigenous Methodologies was first published by Sage in 2008 [Pls. Ex. 231]. It is a 619 page, 30 chapter volume edited by Norman K. Denzin, Yvonna S. Lincoln, and Linda Tuhiwai Smith. The chapters contain ideas and analysis concerning the relationship between critical methodologies and indigenous perspectives [Pls. Ex. 231]. The book seeks to show "how critical qualitative research can be used to address issues that matter to oppressed, colonized persons...." [Pls. Ex. 231 at xii]. The Handbook of Critical and Indigenous Methodologies retails for $146.00 [Jt. Ex. 5 at D-15]. It has earned $161,204.62 in net sales revenue [Pls. Ex. 237]. Licensed digital excerpts of the book were available through CCC in 2009 [Pls. Ex. 238]. From July 1, 2004 until December 1, 2010, the Handbook of Critical and Indigenous Methodologies earned $138.04 in ECCS permissions revenue [Pls. Ex. 238]. In addition, licensed excerpts of this work were available directly from Sage; the book has earned $383.15 through Sage's in-house permissions program [Pls. Ex. 237].
Professor Kaufmann requested pages 85-99 and 135-156 of the Handbook of Critical and Indigenous Methodologies, the entirety of two chapters, be uploaded to Georgia State's ERES system for distribution to the students in her EPRS 8500 Maymester 2009 course as required reading [Tr. Vol. 5 at 114-116]. The two chapters copied were "Critical Race Theory and Indigenous Methodologies" by Christopher Dunbar, Jr. and "Indigenous Knowledges in Education: Complexities, Dangers, and Profound Benefits" by Joe L. Kintheloe and Shirley R. Steinberg. Together, the two chapters represent 5.98% of the total work. Had permissions been paid via CCC for the distribution of these two excerpts, Sage would have earned less than $57.24 in net revenue from permissions income.
Defendants do not contest that Plaintiffs have established a prima facie case of copyright infringement for this excerpt of the Handbook of Critical and Indigenous Methodologies [Doc. 411 at 27]. By contracts with the external editors and the contributing authors, the book and the contributions are deemed works made for hire. Sage owns a valid copyright, registered in its name, in the Handbook of Critical and Indigenous Methodologies [Pls. Ex. 236]. This satisfies the first prong of the prima facie case of copyright infringement. A copy of an excerpt from the Handbook of Critical and Indigenous Methodologies was uploaded to Georgia State's ERES system, satisfying the second prong of the prima facie case of copyright infringement.
As to the first element of fair use, an excerpt from the Handbook of Critical and Indigenous Methodologies was used by a nonprofit educational institution for the nonprofit, educational purposes of teaching and scholarship. Free copies were provided for the exclusive use of students in Professor Kaufmann's class. The first factor weighs strongly in favor of Defendants.
As to the second element of fair use, the Handbook of Critical and Indigenous Methodologies is a non-fiction work that contains analysis of the relationship between critical research methodologies and indigenous perspectives. It is informational in nature. The second factor favors Defendants.
As to the third fair use factor, Professor Kaufmann uploaded two full chapters totaling 37 pages of the Handbook of Critical and Indigenous Methodologies to ERES. Because the work contained more than ten chapters, Professor Kaufmann should have adhered to the one chapter limit; the two chapter amount copied was not decidedly small. The third fair use factor weighs in favor of Plaintiffs.
As to the fourth fair use factor, effect on the market, the Court first looks to whether Professor Kaufmann's use of the Handbook of Critical and Indigenous Methodologies affected the market for purchasing the book as a whole. Students would not pay $146.00 for the entire book when only 37 of 619 pages were required reading. Neither would a professor require students to purchase the entire book in such an instance. Therefore, the Court rejects any argument that the use of the excerpt from the Handbook of Critical and Indigenous Methodologies had a negative effect on the market for sale of the book itself.
Plaintiffs produced evidence demonstrating that there was a ready market for licensed digital excerpts of this work in 2009 through CCC and Sage's in-house program. The unpaid use of the excerpt by Professor Kaufmann and her students caused very small, but actual, damage to the value of Sage's copyright. In addition, widespread use of similar unlicensed excerpts could cause substantial harm. Sage lost permissions income. Factor four strongly favors Plaintiffs.
A review of the fair use factors in this case shows that factor one strongly favors Defendants, factor two favors Defendants, factor three favors Plaintiffs, and factor four strongly favors Plaintiffs. The Court will therefore conduct a further analysis of the evidence in the record to determine the outcome of the fair use defense.
Revisiting the factor four analysis, the Court finds that the initial analysis overstates the degree to which factor four favors Plaintiffs. The Court's reasoning is as follows. Since the book's publication in in 2008, annual sales have been $76,727.15 in 2008, $54,534.10 in 2009, and $29,943.37 in 2010. During the same period of time
After considering all four fair use factors and weighing them together, the Court finds that Defendants have met their burden of proving that Professor Kaufmann's use of the Handbook of Critical and Indigenous Methodologies was a fair use under the Copyright Act. Thus, this claim of copyright infringement fails.
Qualitative Research Practice was first published by Sage in the United Kingdom in 2004 [Pls. Ex. 298]; it was never published in the United States [Tr. Vol. 2 at 124]. The 639 page, 38 chapter volume provides an overview of the varieties of qualitative research practice [Jt. Ex. 5 at D-16; Pls. Ex. 298]. It was edited by Clive Seale, Giampietro Gobo, Jaber F. Gubrium, and David Silverman.
Professor Kaufmann initially requested that pages 391-406 of the book be placed on ERES for electronic distribution to her class as required reading [Pls. Ex. 516]. The excerpt was the entirety of chapter 25, entitled "Visual Methods," authored by Sarah Pink. After Professor Kaufmann made this request, the library staff informed her that the library did not own a copy of the book. Because Professor Kaufmann also did not own a copy, the library removed the excerpt from the ERES course page [Defs. Ex. 512]. Professor Kaufmann did not assign any portion of Qualitative Research Practice in her 2009 Maymester course [Tr. Vol. 5 at 179-180]. The excerpt had a hit count of 2 on the ERES system [Jt. Ex. 1 at 74].
Qualitative Research Practice was only published in the United Kingdom; it was never published in the United States [Tr. Vol. 2 at 124]. Thus, Qualitative Research Practice is a foreign work as defined by the Copyright Act; a copyright registration is not necessary to bring a claim of copyright infringement. 17 U.S.C. § 104(b)(2). The Court finds that Qualitative Research Practice is an original work and that it has sufficient creativity to be copyrighted. Qualitative Research Practice meets the first prong of the prima facie case of copyright infringement.
As evidenced by the email exchange between Professor Kaufmann and the library reserves staff, as well as by the ERES hit count, a copy of an excerpt from Qualitative Research Practice was initially uploaded to Georgia State's ERES system. Even though it was subsequently removed before it could be accessed by students, the act of uploading the excerpt to ERES without seeking copyright permissions technically satisfies the second prong of the infringement analysis.
However, although the excerpt at issue was uploaded to the ERES system, the library staff removed the excerpt from the ERES page before the course began and Professor Kaufmann did not assign the excerpt to her students. As a result, the students could not and did not access Qualitative
Because the excerpt that was uploaded to ERES was removed before it could be accessed by potential licensees of the work, the act of uploading the excerpt on ERES had no impact on the potential market for Qualitative Research Practice. Thus, the Court finds the use that resulted from this upload to be de minimis such that it "need not be prohibited in order to protect the author's incentive to create." See Sony Corp. of Am. v. Universal City Studios, Inc., 464 U.S. 417, 450-51, n. 34, 104 S.Ct. 774, 78 L.Ed.2d 574 (1984) and accompanying text ("`In certain situations, the copyright owner suffers no substantial harm from the use of the work.... Here again, is the partial marriage between the doctrine of fair use and the legal maxim de minimis non curat lex.'") (quoting Alan Latman, FAIR USE OF COPYRIGHTED WORKS (1958)) (additional citations omitted). Accordingly, the Court need not address the fair use defense for Professor Kaufmann's use of Qualitative Research Practice. This claim of copyright infringement fails.
The Handbook of Narrative Inquiry was first published by Sage in 2007 [Pls. Ex. 258]. It is a 710 page, 24 chapter volume edited by D. Jean Clandinin. The chapters present an interdisciplinary overview of the methodology of narrative inquiry [Pls. Ex. 258; Jt. Ex. 5 at D-17]. The Handbook of Narrative Inquiry retails for $146.00 [Jt. Ex. 5 at D-17]. It has earned $131,515.66 in net sales revenue [Pls. Ex. 262]. Licensed digital excerpts of the book were also available through CCC in 2009 [Pls. Ex. 264]. From July 1, 2004 until December 1, 2010, the Handbook of Narrative Inquiry earned $18.52 in ECCS permissions revenue [Pls. Ex. 264]. In addition, licensed digital excerpts of this work were available directly from Sage; the book has earned $437.28 through Sage's in-house permissions program [Pls. Ex. 262].
Professor Kaufmann requested that pages 3-34 of the Handbook of Narrative Inquiry be uploaded to Georgia State's ERES system for distribution to the students in her EPRS 8500 Maymester 2009 course as required reading [Tr. Vol. 5 at 117-118]. The excerpt was the entirety of chapter one, which was written by Stefinee Pinnegar and J. Gary Daynes and entitled "Locating Narrative Inquiry Historically: Thematics in the Turn to Narrative." The chapter represents 4.51% of the total work. Had permissions been paid via CCC for the digital distribution of this excerpt, Sage would have earned less than $33.32 in net revenue from permissions income.
Defendants do not contest that Plaintiffs have established a prima facie case of copyright infringement for this excerpt of the Handbook of Narrative Inquiry [Doc. 411 at 27]. Sage's contracts with the external editor and with the contributing authors establish that the book was made for hire. Sage owns a valid copyright, registered in its name, in the Handbook of Narrative Inquiry [Pls. Ex. 261], satisfying the first prong of the prima facie case of copyright infringement. A copy of an
As to the first element of fair use, an excerpt from the Handbook of Narrative Inquiry was used by a nonprofit educational institution for the nonprofit, educational purposes of teaching and scholarship. Free copies were provided for the exclusive use of students in Professor Kaufmann's class. The first factor weighs strongly in favor of Defendants.
As to the second element of fair use, the Handbook of Narrative Inquiry is a non-fiction work that provides an overview of the methodology of narrative inquiry. It is factual in nature. The second factor favors Defendants.
As to the third fair use factor, Professor Kaufmann uploaded 32 pages totaling 4.51% of the Handbook of Narrative Inquiry to ERES. Because the book contains more than ten chapters, Professor Kaufmann properly adhered to the one-chapter limit. The amount copied was decidedly small. The third fair use factor weighs in favor of Defendants.
As to the fourth fair use factor, effect on the market, the Court first looks to whether Professor Kaufmann's use of the Handbook of Narrative Inquiry affected the market for purchasing the book as a whole. Students obviously would not pay $146.00 for the entire book for which only 32 of 710 pages were required reading for Professor Kaufmann's course. Neither would a professor require students to purchase the entire book in such an instance. Therefore, the Court rejects any argument that the use of the excerpt from the Handbook of Narrative Inquiry had a negative effect on the market for purchase of the book itself.
Plaintiffs produced evidence demonstrating that there was a ready market for licensed digital excerpts of this work in 2009 through CCC and Sage's in-house program. The unpaid use of the excerpt by Professor Kaufmann and her students caused very small, but actual, damage to the value of Sage's copyright. In addition, widespread use of similar unlicensed excerpts could cause substantial harm. Sage lost permissions income. Factor four strongly favors Plaintiffs.
After considering all four fair use factors and weighing them together, the Court finds that Defendants have met their burden of proving that Professor Kaufmann's use of the Handbook of Narrative Inquiry was a fair use under the Copyright Act. This claim of copyright infringement fails.
Professor Kaufmann's EPRS 8510 course looks at ways for students to collect data for qualitative research [Tr. Vol. 5 at 38, 135]. Nine students were enrolled in the course during the summer 2009 semester [Tr. Vol. 5 at 135]. The course lasts roughly six weeks [Tr. Vol. 5 at 136]. As evidenced by the syllabus for this course and Professor Kaufmann's testimony, students were required to purchase three texts for the course, as well as complete several readings posted on ERES [Tr. Vol. 5 at 136; Pls. Ex. 517]. All assigned readings, both from the textbooks and ERES, were required [Tr. Vol. 5 at 136].
The Sage Handbook of Qualitative Research (Second Edition) was first published by Sage in 2000 [Pls. Ex. 265]. It is a 1,142 page, 36 chapter volume edited by Norman K. Denzin and Yvonna S. Lincoln. The chapters contain research and analysis
Professor Kaufmann requested pages 717-732 and 923-943 of The Sage Handbook of Qualitative Research (Second Edition), the entirety of chapters 27 and 36, be uploaded to Georgia State's ERES system for distribution to the students in her EPRS 8510 summer 2009 course as required reading [Tr. Vol. 5 at 136-141; Pls. Ex. 517]. The excerpted chapters were "Reimagining Visual Methods: Galileo to Neuromancer" by Douglas Harper and "Writing: A Method of Inquiry" by Laurel Richardson. Together, the chapters represent 3.01% of the total work. Had permissions been paid via CCC for the distribution of these excerpts, Sage would have earned less than $34.04 in net revenue from permissions income.
Defendants do not contest that Plaintiffs have established a prima facie case of copyright infringement for this excerpt of The Sage Handbook of Qualitative Research (Second Edition) [Doc. 411 at 27]. Sage holds the exclusive right to publish the book through contracts with the external editors and through contracts with the contributing authors. The copyright registration is in Sage's name [Pls. Ex. 282], satisfying the first prong of the prima facie case of copyright infringement. A copy of an excerpt from The Sage Handbook of Qualitative Research (Second Edition) was uploaded to Georgia State's ERES system, satisfying the second prong of the prima facie case of copyright infringement.
As to the first element of fair use, an excerpt from The Sage Handbook of Qualitative Research (Second Edition) was used by a nonprofit educational institution for the nonprofit, educational purposes of teaching and scholarship. Free copies were provided for the exclusive use of students in Professor Kaufmann's class. The first factor weighs strongly in favor of Defendants.
As to the second element of fair use, The Sage Handbook of Qualitative Research (Second Edition) is a non-fiction work that analyzes the theory and practice of qualitative research. The presentation is informational in nature. The second factor favors Defendants.
As to the fourth fair use factor, effect on the market, the Court first looks to whether Professor Kaufmann's use of The Sage Handbook of Qualitative Research (Second Edition) affected the market for purchasing the book as a whole. Because the book is no longer in print, students could not have purchased a full copy of the book without paying extra charges for a copy. In addition, an excerpt of 3.01% of the book does not substitute for the book. Therefore, the Court rejects any argument that the use of the excerpts from The Sage Handbook of Qualitative Research (Second Edition) had a negative effect on the market for purchase of the book itself.
Plaintiffs produced evidence demonstrating that there was a ready market for licensed digital excerpts of this work in 2009 through CCC and Sage's in-house program. The unpaid use of the excerpt by Professor Kaufmann and her students caused very small, but actual, damage to the value of Sage's copyright. In addition, widespread use of similar unlicensed excerpts could cause substantial harm. Sage lost permissions income. Factor four strongly favors Plaintiffs.
A review of the fair use factors in this case shows that factor one strongly favors Defendants, factor two favors Defendants, factor three favors Plaintiffs, and factor four strongly favors Plaintiffs. The Court will therefore conduct a further analysis of the evidence in the record to determine the outcome of the fair use defense.
Revisiting the factor four analysis, the Court finds an adjustment favoring Plaintiffs' position is warranted. The Court's reasoning is as follows. The original version of The Sage Handbook of Qualitative Research was published in 1994. The second edition, at issue here, was published in 2000, and a third edition was published in 2005. The second edition retailed for $156.00 or $175.00 in hardcover, but it was out of print in 2009. With respect to the second edition of the book, book sales brought in $311,125.03 in 2000, the year of publication, and brought in sales revenues of $197,120.59 in 2004. Sales of the books fell over time, as the time approached for a new edition. In 2005, as the third edition came out, book sales of the second edition declined to $9,984.18. However, as book sales went down, in-house permissions revenue went up, rising from $6,932.44 in 2006 to $10,150.49 in 2007. In 2009, when the second edition was no longer available, in-house permissions sales for the second edition were $3,814.52. The second edition has also earned $10,351.40 from APS and $6,324.61 from ECCS from 2004 to 2010.
From this data, the Court finds that permissions, particularly Sage's in-house permissions, are an important part of the value of the copyright for The Sage Handbook of Qualitative Research series. Because there is a substantial demand for excerpts, there is a greater likelihood of repetitive unpaid use. This determination strengthens the factor four analysis in Plaintiffs' favor.
After considering the foregoing, the Court finds that the overall four factor fair use analysis favors Plaintiffs' position. Accordingly, Defendants have not met their burden of proving that Professor Kaufmann's use of The Sage Handbook of Qualitative Research (Second Edition) was a fair use under the Copyright Act. Thus,
Inside Interviewing was first published by Sage in 2003 [Pls. Exs. 293, 295]. It is a 564 page, 24 chapter volume edited by James A. Holstein and Jaber F. Gubrium. The chapters in the book present research and analysis on the interview participant [Pls. Ex. 293]. Inside Interviewing retails for $79.95 in paperback [Jt. Ex. 5 at D20]. The book has earned $23,474.26 in net sales revenue [Pls. Ex. 296]. There is no evidence in the record reflecting that the work was available for licensed digital excerpts through CCC in 2009. However, licensed digital excerpts of this work were available directly from Sage; the book has earned $482.18 through Sage's in-house permissions program [Pls. Ex. 296].
Professor Kaufmann requested pages 415-428 of Inside Interviewing, the entirety of chapter twenty, be uploaded to Georgia State's ERES system for distribution to the students in her EPRS 8510 summer 2009 course as required reading [Pls. Ex. 517].
The certificate of copyright registration for Inside Interviewing was filed in Sage's name on May 5, 2003 [Pls. Ex. 295]. However, Plaintiffs have failed to produce evidence of contributing author agreements for chapter twenty, the excerpt assigned by Professor Kaufmann. There is no evidence that the contributing authors either agreed that chapter twenty was a work made for hire or that they assigned the copyright to Sage.
Inside Interviewing is an edited volume comprised of chapters written by different authors. Chapter twenty of Inside Interviewing was authored by Paul Atkinson and Amanda Coffey. [Pls. Ex. 265]. Although the copyright registration, which lists Sage as the claimant of the copyright, states that transfer of copyright ownership to Sage was done by written contract, no such contract is in evidence for chapter twenty. Plaintiffs have produced evidence of an agreement between Sage and the editors of this work, James A. Holstein and Jaber F. Gubrium. This agreement assigns the editors' copyright interest to Sage, but it neither addresses nor assigns the copyrights of the contributing authors of each chapter. Plaintiffs have not introduced evidence of a similar assignment by either author of chapter twenty. Accordingly, Plaintiffs have failed to establish the first prong of the prima facie case of copyright infringement for Inside Interviewing. It is not necessary to address Defendants' fair use defense. This infringement claim fails.
In the fall 2009 semester, Professor Kaufmann taught the same EPRS 8500 course she taught in the Maymester 2009 [Tr. Vol. 5 at 143]. Approximately 21 students were enrolled in the course during the fall 2009 semester [Tr. Vol. 5 at 143]. As evidenced by the syllabus for this course and Professor Kaufmann's testimony, students were required to purchase three texts for the course, as well as complete several readings posted on ERES [Tr. Vol. 5 at 144-145; Pls. Ex. 518].
The Craft of Inquiry was first published by Oxford in 1998. It is a 176 page, eight chapter book authored by Robert R. Alford. It provides an overview of sociological methodology and the relationships between the various approaches [Pls. Ex. 372]. The Craft of Inquiry retails for $32.95 [Jt. Ex. 5 at D-57]. The net sales revenue from the date of first publication through November 7, 2010 was $86,325.00 [Pls. Ex. 357]. Licensed digital excerpts of the book were available through CCC in 2009 [Pls. Ex. 375]. From July 1, 2004 until December 1, 2010, The Craft of Inquiry earned $12.36 in ECCS permissions revenue [Pls. Ex. 375].
Professor Kaufmann requested pages 21-31 of The Craft of Inquiry, the entirety of chapter two and 6.25% of the book, be uploaded to Georgia State's ERES system for distribution to the students in her fall 2009 course as required reading [Tr. Vol. 5 at 120-121]. Had permissions been paid via CCC for the digital distribution of this excerpt, Oxford would have earned less than $23.56 in net revenue from permissions income.
Defendants do not contest that Plaintiffs have established a prima facie case of copyright infringement for The Craft of Inquiry [Doc. 411 at 27]. Oxford owns a valid copyright in The Craft of Inquiry [Pls. Ex. 374]. The first prong of the prima facie case of copyright infringement is satisfied. A copy of an excerpt from The Craft of Inquiry was uploaded to Georgia State's ERES system, satisfying the second prong of the prima facie case of copyright infringement.
As to the first element of fair use, an excerpt from The Craft of Inquiry was used by a nonprofit educational institution for the nonprofit, educational purposes of teaching and scholarship. Free copies were provided for the exclusive use of students in Professor Kaufmann's class. The first factor weighs strongly in favor of Defendants.
As to the second element of fair use, The Craft of Inquiry is a non-fiction work that provides an overview of sociological methodology. The presentation is informational in nature. The second factor weighs in favor of Defendants.
As to the third fair use factor, Professor Kaufmann uploaded one full chapter of an eight chapter book to ERES. Because the book contains less than ten chapters, a limit of 10% of the protected pages of the book applies. The excerpt copied was eleven pages, totaling 6.25% of the total work. This is a decidedly small amount. The third fair use factor weighs in favor of Defendants.
Plaintiffs produced evidence demonstrating that there was a ready market for licensed digital excerpts of this work in 2009 through CCC. The unpaid use of the excerpt by Professor Kaufmann and her students caused very small, but actual, damage to the value of Oxford's copyright. In addition, widespread use of similar unlicensed excerpts could cause substantial harm. Oxford lost permissions income. Factor four strongly favors Plaintiffs.
After considering all four fair use factors and weighing them together, the Court finds that Defendants have met their burden of proving that Professor Kaufmann's use of The Craft of Inquiry was a fair use under the Copyright Act. Thus, this claim of copyright infringement fails.
Approaches to Qualitative Research was first published by Oxford in 2004 [Pls. Ex. 349]. It is a 564 page, 25 chapter volume edited by Sharlene Nagy Hesse-Biber and Patricia Leavy. The chapters provide a comprehensive overview and analysis of the theoretical underpinnings of qualitative research and applications for practice [Pls. Ex. 349]. Approaches to Qualitative Research retails for $92.00 in hardcover and $49.95 in paperback [Jt. Ex. 5 at D-58]. There is no evidence in the record to show how much, if any, net sales revenue the book has earned. Licensed digital excerpts of the book were available through CCC in 2009 [Pls. Ex. 353]. From July 1, 2004 until December 1, 2010, Approaches to Qualitative Research earned $172.59 in ECCS permissions revenue [Pls. Ex. 353].
Professor Kaufmann requested pages 447-472, the entirety of chapter 21, of Approaches to Qualitative Research be uploaded to Georgia State's ERES system for distribution to the students in her EPRS 8500 fall 2009 course as required reading [Tr. Vol. 5 at 169-170, Pls. Ex. 518]. Chapter 21, entitled "The Art and Politics of Interpretation," is authored by Norman Denzin and represents 4.61% of the total work [Pls. Ex. 349]. Had permissions been paid via CCC for the distribution of this excerpt, Oxford would have earned less than $55.69 in net revenue from permissions income.
Although the copyright registration for Approaches to Qualitative Research is not in evidence, Defendants do not object to the existence and validity of the copyright registration for Approaches to Qualitative Research [Doc. 411; Jt. Ex. 5 at D-58]. Additionally, Joint Exhibit 5 states that the copyright registration number for Approaches to Qualitative Research is TX 5-806-220 [Jt. Ex. 5 at D-58]. The Court finds that Oxford has satisfied the first prong of the prima facie case of copyright
As to the first element of fair use, an excerpt from Approaches to Qualitative Research was used by a nonprofit educational institution for the nonprofit, educational purposes of teaching and scholarship. Free copies were provided for the exclusive use of students in Professor Kaufmann's class. The first factor weighs strongly in favor of Defendants.
As to the second element of fair use, Approaches to Qualitative Research is a non-fiction work that provides an overview and analysis of qualitative research and applications for practice. The presentation is factual and informational. The second factor weighs in favor of Defendants.
As to the third fair use factor, Professor Kaufmann uploaded one full chapter of Approaches to Qualitative Research to ERES. Because the work contained more than ten chapters, Professor Kaufmann properly adhered to the one chapter limit; the amount copied was decidedly small. The third fair use factor weighs in favor of Defendants.
As to the fourth fair use factor, effect on the market, the Court first looks to whether Professor Kaufmann's use of Approaches to Qualitative Research affected the market for purchasing the book as a whole. Students would not pay $49.95 for the entire book for which only 26 pages were required reading for Professor Kaufmann's course. Neither would a professor require students to purchase the entire book in such an instance. Therefore, the Court rejects any argument that the use of the excerpt from Approaches to Qualitative Research had a negative effect on the market for sale of the book itself.
Plaintiffs produced evidence demonstrating that there was a ready market for licensed digital excerpts of this work in 2009 through CCC. The unpaid use of the excerpt by Professor Kaufmann and her students caused very small, but actual, damage to the value of Oxford's copyright. In addition, widespread use of similar unlicensed excerpts could cause substantial harm. Oxford lost permissions income. Factor four strongly favors Plaintiffs.
After considering all four fair use factors and weighing them together, the Court finds that Defendants have met their burden of proving that Professor Kaufmann's use of Approaches to Qualitative Research was a fair use under the Copyright Act. Thus, this claim of copyright infringement fails.
The Handbook of Feminist Research was first published by Sage in 2006 [Pls. Ex. 247]. It is a 767 page, 43 chapter volume edited by Sharlene Nagy Hesse-Biber that discusses feminist approaches to research methodology [Pls. Ex. 243]. The Handbook of Feminist Research retails for $146.00 [Jt. Ex. 5 at D-59]. The book has earned net sales revenue in the amount of $94,085.88 [Pls. Ex. 248]. There is no evidence in the record reflecting that the work was available for licensed digital excerpts through CCC in 2009. However, licensed digital excerpts of the book were available directly from Sage, and the book has earned $938.46 in permissions revenue through Sage's in-house permissions program [Pls. Ex. 248].
Professor Kaufmann requested pages 71-106, 155-172, and 515-534 of the Handbook of Feminist Research, the entirety of chapters four, eight, and twenty six, be uploaded to Georgia State's ERES system for distribution to the students in her EPRS 8500 fall 2009 course as required
Defendants do not contest that Plaintiffs have established a prima facie case of copyright infringement for pages 155-172 and 515-534 (chapters eight and twenty six) of the Handbook of Feminist Research [Doc. 411 at 27]. Ms. Hesse-Biber's contract with Sage provides that the material contributed by her for the book shall be considered a work made for hire [Pls. Ex. 244]. Contributing author agreements state that the chapters which consist of pages 155-172 and 515-534 are works made for hire for Sage [Pls. Exs. 244, 245, 246, 247]. The copyright is registered in Sage's name. Plaintiffs have satisfied the first prong of the prima facie case of copyright infringement. Copies of the two excerpts were uploaded to Georgia State's ERES system, satisfying the second prong of the prima facie case of copyright infringement. Thus, Plaintiffs' claim for copyright infringement for pages 155-172 and 515-534 of the Handbook of Feminist Research may proceed.
As to pages 71-106, however, Plaintiffs have failed to produce evidence of contributing author agreements for chapter four of the Handbook of Feminist Research to Sage. There is no evidence that the contributing authors of chapter four either agreed that the chapter was a work made for hire or that they agreed to assign the copyright to Sage.
The Handbook of Feminist Research is an edited volume comprised of chapters written by different authors. Chapter four of the book was authored by Susanne Gannon and Bronwyn Davies [Pls. Ex. 243]. Absent an agreement with Sage stating that the chapter was a work made for hire, copyright for the chapter vested in authors Gannon and Davies. There are no agreements between Gannon or Davies and Sage assigning their copyright interests in the chapter to Sage [Pls. Ex. 259]. As discussed in the analysis of the prima facie case for Inside Interviewing above, Plaintiffs have therefore failed to establish the first prong of the prima facie case of copyright infringement for Professor Kaufmann's use of pages 71-106 of The Handbook of Feminist Research in her fall 2009 semester EPRS 8500 course. The infringement claim for pages 71-106 of the Handbook of Feminist Research fails.
The following fair use analysis is with regard to Professor Kaufmann's use only of pages 155-172 and 515-534 of the Handbook of Feminist Research in her fall 2009 EPRS 8500 course.
As to the first element of fair use, an excerpt from the Handbook of Feminist Research was used by a nonprofit educational institution for the nonprofit, educational purposes of teaching and scholarship. Free copies were provided for the exclusive use of students in Professor Kaufmann's class. The first factor weighs strongly in favor of Defendants.
As to the second element of fair use, the Handbook of Feminist Research is a non-fiction work that presents feminist approaches to research methodology. The presentation is informational in nature. The second factor favors Defendants.
As to the third fair use factor, Professor Kaufmann uploaded two protected chapters of the Handbook of Feminist Research to ERES. Together, they comprised 4.95% of the protected pages in the
As to the fourth fair use factor, effect on the market, the Court first looks to whether Professor Kaufmann's use of the Handbook of Feminist Research affected the market for purchasing the book as a whole. The Court infers that students would not pay $146.00 for the entire book when only 38 of 767 pages were required reading for Professor Kaufmann's course. Neither would a professor require students to purchase the entire book in such an instance. Therefore, the Court rejects any argument that the use of the excerpt from the Handbook of Feminist Research had a negative effect on the market for sale of the book itself.
Plaintiffs produced evidence demonstrating that there was a ready market for licensed digital excerpts of this work through Sage's in-house program in 2009. The unpaid use of the excerpt by Professor Kaufmann and her students caused very small, but actual, damage to the value of Sage's copyright. In addition, widespread use of similar unlicensed excerpts could cause substantial harm. Sage lost permissions income. Factor four strongly favors Plaintiffs.
A review of the fair use factors in this case shows that factor one strongly favors Defendants, factor two favors Defendants, factor three favors Plaintiffs, and factor four strongly favors Plaintiffs. The Court will therefore conduct an aggregate assessment of the factors to determine the outcome of the fair use defense.
Revisiting the factor four analysis, the Court finds that the initial analysis overstates the degree to which factor four favors Plaintiffs. The Court's reasoning is as follows. Since the book's publication in 2006, annual sales have been $17,241.00 in 2006, $44,153.45 in 2007, $15,015.80 in 2008, $12,052.55 in 2009, and $5,623.08 in 2010 [Pls. Ex. 248]. During the same period of time Sage had in-house permissions income of $116.29 in 2008, $96.45 in 2009, and $770.72 in 2010 [Pls. Ex. 248]. The record does not reflect any revenue earned through CCC. This evidence reflects that permissions earnings for this book have been small. The Court finds it is unlikely that permissions income from this book contributes appreciably to the value of Sage's copyright. Because permissions have been so modest, it is unlikely that there will be widespread, repetitive use in the future. This determination undercuts the strength of Plaintiffs' position on the factor four analysis.
After considering all four fair use factors and weighing them together, the Court finds that Defendants have met their burden of proving that Professor Kaufmann's use of the Handbook of Feminist Research was a fair use under the Copyright Act. Thus, this claim of copyright infringement fails.
The Handbook of Narrative Inquiry was first published by Sage in 2007 [Pls. Ex. 258]. It is a 710 page, 24 chapter volume edited by D. Jean Clandinin [Pls. Ex. 258]. The chapters present an interdisciplinary overview of the methodology of narrative inquiry [Pls. Ex. 258]. The Handbook of Narrative Inquiry retails for $146.00 [Jt. Ex. 5 at D-60]. It has earned $131,515.66 in net sales revenue [Pls. Ex. 262]. Digital excerpts of the book were available for licensing through CCC in 2009 [Pls. Ex. 264]. From July 1, 2004 until December 1, 2010, the Handbook of Narrative Inquiry earned $18.52 in ECCS permissions revenue [Pls. Ex. 264]. In addition, licensed excerpts of this work were available directly from Sage; the
Professor Kaufmann requested pages 35-75 of the Handbook of Narrative Inquiry, the entirety of chapter two, be uploaded to Georgia State's ERES system for distribution to the students in her EPRS 8500 fall semester 2009 course as required reading [Jt. Ex. 5 at C-9; Pls. Ex. 518]. The chapter is entitled "Mapping a Landscape of Narrative Inquiry: Borderland Spaces and Tensions" by D. Jean Clandinin and Jerry Rosiek. Had permissions fees been paid via CCC for the digital distribution of this excerpt, Sage would have earned less than $102.46 in net revenue from permissions.
Sage's contracts with the external editor and with the contributing authors establish that the book is made for hire. The certificate of registration, naming Sage as the copyright claimant, for the Handbook of Narrative Inquiry was filed by Sage on February 5, 2007 [Pls. Ex. 261]. Defendants contend that Plaintiffs have nonetheless failed to establish a prima facie case of copyright infringement because only one of the two co-authors of the chapter at issue has assigned his copyright interest to Sage. Defendants argue that all co-authors must assign their interest in the work to Sage for it to have ownership of the underlying copyright.
Chapter two of the Handbook of Narrative Inquiry was authored by D. Jean Clandinin and Jerry Rosiek [Pls. Ex. 258]. Plaintiffs have produced evidence of an author agreement between Sage and D. Jean Clandinin, assigning her copyright interest in the chapter to Sage [Pls. Ex. 259], but Plaintiffs have not introduced evidence of a similar assignment by author Rosiek. However, one joint author may properly license the copyright in a joint work to a third party. In Community for Creative Non-Violence v. Reid, 846 F.2d 1485 (D.C.Cir.1988) (opinion by Judge Ruth Bader Ginsburg), aff'd, 490 U.S. 730, 109 S.Ct. 2166, 104 L.Ed.2d 811 (1989), the Court held that "Joint authors co-owning copyright in a work `are deemed to be tenants in common,' with `each having an independent right to use or license the copyright, subject only to a duty to account to the other co-owner for any profits earned thereby.'" 846 F.2d at 1498 (quoting William Patry, LATMAN'S THE COPYRIGHT LAW 122 (6th ed.1986)). Thus, author Clandinin's assignment of her interest in the chapter to Sage also conveyed to Sage the authorship rights of Rosiek, the co-contributor.
Thus, Sage owns a valid copyright in the Handbook of Narrative Inquiry, and the first prong of the prima facie case of copyright infringement is satisfied. A copy of an excerpt from the Handbook of Narrative Inquiry was uploaded to Georgia State's ERES system, satisfying the second prong of the prima facie case of copyright infringement.
As to the first element of fair use, an excerpt from the Handbook of Narrative Inquiry was used by a nonprofit educational institution for the nonprofit, educational purposes of teaching and scholarship. Free copies were provided for the exclusive use of students in Professor Kaufmann's class. The first
As to the second element of fair use, the Handbook of Narrative Inquiry is a non-fiction work that provides an overview of the methodology of narrative inquiry. It is factual in nature. The second factor favors Defendants.
As to the third fair use factor, Professor Kaufmann uploaded one full chapter of the Handbook of Narrative Inquiry to ERES. Because the work contained more than ten chapters, Professor Kaufmann properly adhered to the one chapter limit; the amount copied was decidedly small. The third fair use factor weighs in favor of Defendants.
As to the fourth fair use factor, effect on the market, the Court first looks to whether Professor Kaufmann's use of the Handbook of Narrative Inquiry affected the market for purchasing the book as a whole. The Court infers that students would not pay $146.00 for the entire book when only 41 of 710 pages were required reading. Neither would a professor require students to purchase the entire book in such an instance. Therefore, the Court rejects any argument that the use of the excerpt from the Handbook of Narrative Inquiry had a negative effect on the market for sale of the book itself.
Plaintiffs produced evidence demonstrating that there was a ready market for licensed digital excerpts of this work in 2009 through CCC and Sage's in-house program. The unpaid use of the excerpt by Professor Kaufmann and her students caused very small, but actual, damage to the value of Sage's copyright. In addition, widespread use of similar unlicensed excerpts could cause substantial harm. Sage lost permissions income. Factor four strongly favors Plaintiffs.
After considering all four fair use factors and weighing them together, the Court finds that Defendants have met their burden of proving that Professor Kaufmann's use of the Handbook of Narrative Inquiry was a fair use under the Copyright Act. This claim of copyright infringement fails.
The Sage Handbook of Qualitative Research (Third Edition) was first published by Sage in 2005. It is a 1,229 page, 44 chapter volume edited by Norman K. Denzin and Yvonna S. Lincoln. It contains research and analysis concerning the theory and practice of qualitative research [Pls. Ex. 267]. The Sage Handbook of Qualitative Research (Third Edition) retails for $156.00 [Jt. Ex. 5 at D-61]. The book has earned $1,327,804.06 in net sales revenue. Licensed digital excerpts of the book were available through CCC in 2009 [Pls. Ex. 358]. From July 1, 2004 until December 1, 2010, The Sage Handbook of Qualitative Research (Third Edition) earned $1,131.86 in ECCS permissions revenue [Pls. Ex. 287].
Professor Kaufmann requested pages 1-32, 109-138, 357-375, 443-465, 547-557, 915-932, and 959-978 of The Sage Handbook
Defendants do not contest that Plaintiffs have established a prima facie case of copyright infringement for The Sage Handbook of Qualitative Research (Third Edition) [Doc. 411 at 27]. A contract with the external editors grants Sage the exclusive right to publish the work. Contracts with the contributing authors establish that these contributions are made for hire. Sage has a valid copyright registration in its name, in The Sage Handbook of Qualitative Research (Third Edition) [Pls. Ex. 282], which satisfies the first prong of the prima facie case of copyright infringement. A copy of an excerpt from The Sage Handbook of Qualitative Research (Third Edition) was uploaded to Georgia State's ERES system, satisfying the second prong of the prima facie case of copyright infringement.
As to the first element of fair use, an excerpt from The Sage Handbook of Qualitative Research (Third Edition) was used by a nonprofit educational institution for the nonprofit, educational purposes of teaching and scholarship. Free copies were provided for the exclusive use of students in Professor Kaufmann's class. The first factor weighs strongly in favor of Defendants.
As to the second element of fair use, The Sage Handbook of Qualitative Research (Third Edition) is a non-fiction work that analyzes the theory and practice of qualitative research. The presentation is informational in nature. The second factor favors Defendants.
As to the third fair use factor, Professor Kaufmann uploaded seven full chapters and 151 pages of The Sage Handbook of Qualitative Research (Third Edition) to ERES. Because the work contained more than ten chapters, a one chapter limit applies; the amount copied was not decidedly small. The third fair use factor weighs in favor of Plaintiffs.
As to the fourth fair use factor, effect on the market, the Court first looks to whether Professor Kaufmann's use of The Sage Handbook of Qualitative Research (Third Edition) affected the market for purchasing the book as a whole. The Court infers that students would not pay $156.00 for the entire book when only 12.29% of the book was assigned as required reading. Neither would a professor require students to purchase the entire book in such an instance. Therefore, the Court rejects any argument that the use of the excerpt from The Sage Handbook of Qualitative Research (Third Edition) had a negative effect on the market for purchase of the book itself.
Plaintiffs produced evidence demonstrating that there was a ready market for licensed digital excerpts of this work in 2009 through CCC and through Sage. The unpaid use of the excerpt by Professor Kaufmann and her students caused very
A review of the fair use factors in this case shows that factor one strongly favors Defendants, factor two factors Defendants, factor three favors Plaintiffs, and factor four strongly favors Plaintiffs. The Court will therefore conduct a further analysis of the evidence in the record to determine the outcome of the fair use defense.
First, revisiting the factor three analysis, the Court finds that Professor Kaufmann's unlicensed use of seven chapters of The Sage Handbook of Qualitative Research (Third Edition) dramatically exceeds the permitted one chapter limit, favoring an adjustment of the factor three analysis in Plaintiffs' favor.
Second, the Court also finds that upon revisiting the factor four analysis, an adjustment favoring Plaintiffs' position is warranted. The Court's reasoning is as follows. The evidence shows that in 2008 colleges and universities paid $3,630.59 to Sage for excerpts from this book; in 2009 the amount was $11,125.91. In addition, the book earned $3,174.20 in fees from CCC's ECCS and APS programs from 2004 to 2010. The original version of The Sage Handbook of Qualitative Research was published in 1994; a second edition was published in 2000; the third edition, at issue here, was published in 2005. With respect the third edition, the documentary evidence [Pls. Ex. 283] shows that book sales began with revenues of $379,940.00 in 2005, with the sales amount going down each year thereafter. In 2009, book sales brought in revenues of $153,234.95. But permissions revenue to Sage's in-house program jumped from $3,630.59 in 2008 to $11,125.91 in 2009.
The same pattern can be seen with respect to the second edition of the handbook; sales of the books reduce over time, as the time approaches for the new edition. However, at the same time book sales go down, permissions sales go up. With respect to the second edition of the book, book sales brought in $311,125.03 in 2000, the year of publication, and in 2004, brought in sales revenues of $197,120.59. In 2005, as the third edition came out, book sales of the second edition declined to $9,984.18. But permissions sales continued, rising to $10,150.49 in 2007. In 2009, when the second edition was no longer available, in-house permissions sales for the second edition were $3,814.52.
From this data, the Court finds that permissions, particularly Sage's in-house permissions, are an important part of the value of the copyright for The Sage Handbook of Qualitative Research series. Also, because there is a substantial demand for excerpts, there is a greater risk for repetitive unpaid use. This determination strengthens the factor four analysis in Plaintiffs' favor.
After considering the foregoing, the Court finds that the overall four factor fair use analysis favors Plaintiffs' position. Accordingly, the Court finds that Defendants have not met their burden of proving that Professor Kaufmann's use of The Sage Handbook of Qualitative Research (Third Edition) was a fair use under the Copyright Act. Thus, this claim of copyright infringement succeeds.
The Sage Handbook of Qualitative Research (Second Edition) was first published
Professor Kaufmann requested pages 733-768 of The Sage Handbook of Qualitative Research (Second Edition), the entirety of chapter 28, be uploaded to Georgia State's ERES system for distribution to the students in her fall 2009 course as required reading [Tr. Vol. 6 at 1-6; Pls. Ex. 516; Defs. Ex. 512]. The excerpted chapter was entitled "Autoethnography, Personal Narrative, Reflexivity: Researcher as Subject" and authored by Carolyn Ellis and Arthur P. Bochner. Had permissions been paid via CCC for the distribution of this excerpt, Sage would have earned less than $87.41 in net revenue from permissions.
The certificate of registration for The Sage Handbook of Qualitative Research (Second Edition) was filed in Sage's name on June 15, 2000 [Pls. Ex. 282]. However, Plaintiffs have failed to produce evidence of contributing author agreements for chapter 28. There is no evidence that the contributing authors either agreed that chapter 28 was a work made for hire or that they assigned the copyright to Sage. The claimed infringement is for material within chapter 28.
The Sage Handbook of Qualitative Research (Second Edition) is an edited work comprised of chapters written by different authors.
Chapter 28 of The Sage Handbook of Qualitative Research (Second Edition) was authored by Carolyn Ellis and Arthur P. Bochner [Pls. Ex. 265]. This chapter is entitled "Autoethnography, Personal Narrative, Reflexivity: Researcher as Subject" [Pls. Ex. 265]. Although the copyright registration, which lists Sage as the claimant of the copyright, states that each chapter in the book is a work made for hire and therefore that Sage is the initial author of each chapter, there is no evidence in the record that Ellis and Bochner agreed that chapter 28 was a work made for hire. See 17 U.S.C. § 101 ("A `work made for hire' is... a work specially ordered or commissioned... if the parties expressly agree in
Plaintiffs have produced evidence of an agreement between Sage and the editors of this work, Norman K. Denzin and Yvonna S. Lincoln. This agreement assigns the editors' copyright interest to Sage, but it neither addresses nor assigns the copyrights of the contributing authors of each chapter. Plaintiffs have not introduced evidence of a similar assignment by either author of chapter 28, the excerpt assigned by Professor Kaufmann. Accordingly, Plaintiffs have failed to establish the first prong of the prima facie case of copyright infringement for The Sage Handbook of Qualitative Research (Second Edition). It is not necessary to address Defendants' fair use defense. This infringement claim fails.
The Handbook of Social Theory was first published by Sage in 2001 in the United Kingdom and subsequently published in the United States [Pls. Ex. 288]. It is a 564 page, 39 chapter volume edited by George Ritzer and Barry Smart. The work provides an overview of social theory, and the chapters in the book discuss strengths and weaknesses of contemporary social theory [Pls. Ex. 288]. The Handbook of Social Theory retails for $150.00 in hardcover and $69.95 in paperback [Jt. Ex. 5 at D-62]. The net sales revenue the book has earned amounts to £63,483.74 [Pls. Ex. 291]. There is no evidence in the record reflecting that the work was available for licensed digital excerpts in 2009. Licensed excerpts of this work are available directly from Sage; the book has earned £2,470.01 through Sage's in-house permissions program [Pls. Ex. 291].
Professor Kaufmann requested pages 217-228 of the Handbook of Social Theory, a portion of one chapter, be uploaded to Georgia State's ERES system for distribution to the students in her fall 2009 course as required reading [Tr. Vol. 5 at 113; Pls. Exs. 288, 516]. The excerpt was taken from Chapter 17, "Symbolic Interactionism at the End of the Century," which was written by Kent Sandstrom, Daniel Martin, and Gary Alan Fine. Had permissions fees been paid via Sage's permissions program for the digital distribution of this excerpt, Sage would have earned less than $30.24 in net revenue.
The Handbook of Social Theory was first published outside the United States in 2001 and published in the United States more than 30 days after the first publication [Pls. Ex. 288]. Thus, the Handbook of Social Theory is a foreign work as defined by the Copyright Act; a copyright registration is not necessary to bring a claim of copyright infringement. 17 U.S.C. § 104(b)(2). The Court finds that the Handbook of Social Theory is an original work and that it has sufficient creativity to be copyrighted.
Defendants contend that Plaintiffs have nonetheless failed to establish a prima facie case of copyright infringement because only one of the three authors of the chapter at issue has assigned his copyright interest to Sage. Defendants argue that all three coauthors must assign their interest in the work to Sage for it to have ownership of the underlying copyright.
Chapter seventeen of the Handbook of Social Theory was authored by Kent L. Sandstrom, Daniel D. Martin, and Gary
However, one joint author may properly license the copyright in a joint work to a third party. In Community for Creative Non-Violence v. Reid, 846 F.2d 1485 (D.C.Cir.1988) (opinion by Judge Ruth Bader Ginsburg), aff'd, 490 U.S. 730, 109 S.Ct. 2166, 104 L.Ed.2d 811 (1989), the Court held that "Joint authors co-owning copyright in a work `are deemed to be tenants in common,' with `each having an independent right to use or license the copyright, subject only to a duty to account to the other co-owner for any profits earned thereby.'" 846 F.2d at 1498 (quoting William Patry, LATMAN'S THE COPYRIGHT LAW 122 (6th ed. 1986)). Thus, author Gary Alan Fine's grant of "the sole and exclusive right to produce and publish" the chapter to Sage also conveyed to Sage the authorship rights of his co-contributors.
Sage holds the exclusive right to publish the Handbook of Social Theory through contract with George Ritzer and Barry Smart. It also holds the exclusive right to publish chapter seventeen of the book through contract with the contributing authors. The first prong of the prima facie case of copyright infringement is satisfied. A copy of an excerpt from the Handbook of Social Theory was uploaded to Georgia State's ERES system, satisfying the second prong of the prima facie case of copyright infringement.
As to the first element of fair use, an excerpt from the Handbook of Social Theory was used by a nonprofit educational institution for the nonprofit, educational purposes of teaching and scholarship. Free copies were provided for the exclusive use of students in Professor Kaufmann's class. The first factor weighs strongly in favor of Defendants.
As to the second element of fair use, the Handbook of Social Theory is a non-fiction work that analyzes social theories. It is informational in nature. The second factor favors Defendants.
As to the third fair use factor, Professor Kaufmann uploaded one full chapter representing 2.12% of the Handbook of Social Theory to ERES. Because the work contained more than ten chapters, Professor Kaufmann properly adhered to the one chapter limit; the amount copied was decidedly small. The third fair use factor weighs in favor of Defendants.
As to the fourth fair use factor, effect on the market, the Court first looks to whether Professor Kaufmann's use of the Handbook of Social Theory affected the market for purchasing the book as a whole. The Court infers that students would not pay $69.95 (or $150.00 in hardcover) for the entire book when only twelve of 564 pages were required reading for Professor Kaufmann's course. Neither would a professor require students to purchase the entire book in such an instance. Therefore, the Court rejects any argument that the use of the excerpt from the Handbook of Social Theory had a negative effect on the market for purchase of the book itself.
Plaintiffs produced evidence demonstrating that there was a ready market for licensed digital excerpts of this work through Sage's in-house program in 2009. The unpaid use of the excerpt by Professor Kaufmann and her students caused very small, but actual, damage to the value of Sage's copyright. In addition, widespread use of similar unlicensed excerpts could cause substantial harm. Sage lost permissions income. Factor four strongly favors Plaintiffs.
Professor Esposito is a professor in the Educational Policy Studies department at Georgia State [Tr. Vol. 6 at 52].
EPSF 8280 is a graduate course that explores the methodology of ethnography and the study of culture in school settings [Tr. Vol. 6 at 81; Pls. Ex. 547]. Twenty two graduate students were enrolled in Professor Esposito's EPSF 8280 course during the summer 2009 semester [Jt. Ex. 5 at D-23; Tr. Vol. 6 at 52]. As evidenced by the syllabus, students were required to purchase five texts for this course, as well as complete several required readings posted on ERES [Pls. Ex. 547; Tr. Vol. 6 at 79].
Handbook of Ethnography was first published by Sage in 2001 [Pls. Ex. 239]. It is a 525 page, 33 chapter volume edited by Paul Atkinson, Amanda Coffey, Sara Delamont, John Lofland, and Lyn Lofland. The chapters provide an interdisciplinary overview and analysis of the field of ethnography [Jt. Ex. 5 at D-21]. The book retails for $130.00 [Jt. Ex 5 at D-21]. The net sales revenue the book has earned amounts to £75,826.44 [Pls. Ex. 241]. Licensed digital excerpts of the book were available through CCC in 2009 [Pls. Ex. 242]. From July 1, 2004 until December 1, 2010, the Handbook of Ethnography earned $413.03 in ECCS permissions revenue [Pls. Ex. 242]. In addition, licensed digital excerpts of this work were available directly from Sage in 2009; the book has earned £195.29 through Sage's in-house permissions program [Pls. Ex. 291].
Professor Esposito requested that pages 188-203, all of chapter thirteen, of the Handbook of Ethnography be uploaded to ERES for distribution to students in her EPSF 8280 course [Pls. Ex. 239]. Chapter thirteen is entitled "Ethnographic Research in Educational Settings" by Tuula Gordon, Janet Holland, and Elina Lahelma. The sixteen page excerpt was 3.05% of the total work [Tr. Vol. 6 at 55; Pls. Ex. 239]. Had permissions been paid via CCC for the distribution of this excerpt, Sage would have earned less than $41.89 in net revenue from permissions.
Plaintiffs have failed to produce evidence of contributing author agreements for chapter thirteen, the excerpt assigned by Professor Esposito. There is no evidence that the contributing authors of this chapter either agreed that it was a work made for hire or that they assigned the copyright to Sage.
Handbook of Ethnography is an edited volume comprised of chapters written by different authors. Chapter thirteen was authored by Tuula Gordon, Janet Holland, and Elina Lahelma [Pls. Ex. 239]. Plaintiffs have produced evidence of an agreement between Sage and the external editors, which assigns to Sage the exclusive right to publish the work, but it does not
The Handbook of Feminist Research was first published by Sage in 2006 [Pls. Ex. 247]. It is a 767 page, 43 chapter volume edited by Sharlene Nagy Hesse-Biber. The chapters discuss feminist approaches to research methodology [Pls. Ex. 243]. The Handbook of Feminist Research retails for $146.00 [Jt. Ex. 5 at D-22]. The book has earned net sales revenue in the amount of $94,085.88 [Pls. Ex. 248]. There is no evidence in the record reflecting that excerpts of the book were available for digital licensing through CCC in 2009. However, licensed digital excerpts of the book were available in 2009 through Sage's in-house permissions program, and the book has earned $938.46 in permissions revenue [Pls. Ex. 248].
Professor Esposito requested that pages 155-172, the entirety of chapter eight, of Handbook of Feminist Research be uploaded to ERES for distribution to students in her EPSF 8280 course [Pls. Ex. 243; Tr. Vol. 6 at 56]. The excerpt is entitled "Toward Understandings of Feminist Ethnography" by Wanda Pillow and Cris Mayo. The excerpt totaled eighteen pages or 2.35% of the total work [Tr. Vol. 6 at 56]. Had permissions been paid through Sage's in-house program for the distribution of this excerpt, Sage would have earned $47.52 less royalties payable to the external editor in net revenue. The cost to students in the course would have been $47.52.
Defendants do not contest that Plaintiffs have established a prima facie case of copyright infringement for the Handbook of Feminist Research [Doc. 411 at 27-28]. Sage's contracts with the external editor and with two of the contributing authors establish that the book and these chapters are made for hire. The copyright is registered in Sage's name [Pls. Exs. 245, 247]. This satisfies the first prong of the prima facie case of copyright infringement. A copy of an excerpt from Handbook of Feminist Research was uploaded to Georgia State's ERES system, satisfying the second prong of the prima facie case of copyright infringement.
As to the first element of fair use, an excerpt from The Handbook of Feminist Research was used by a nonprofit educational institution for the nonprofit, educational purposes of teaching and scholarship. Free copies were provided for the exclusive use of students in Professor Esposito's class. The first factor weighs strongly in favor of Defendants.
As to the second element of fair use, the Handbook of Feminist Research is a non-fiction work that contains analysis of feminist approaches to methodology. The presentation is informational in nature. The second factor favors Defendants.
As to the third fair use factor, Professor Esposito uploaded eighteen pages, which represents one full chapter or 2.35% of the total work, to ERES. Because the work contained more than ten chapters, Professor Esposito properly adhered to the one chapter limit; the amount copied was decidedly
As to the fourth fair use factor, effect on the market, the Court first looks to whether Professor Esposito's use of the Handbook of Feminist Research affected the market for purchasing the book as a whole. Students would not pay $146.00 for the entire book when only eighteen pages were required reading for Professor Esposito's course. Neither would a professor require students to purchase the entire book in such an instance. Therefore, the Court rejects any argument that the use of the excerpt from the Handbook of Feminist Research had a negative effect on the market for purchase of the book itself.
Plaintiffs produced evidence demonstrating that there was a ready market for licensed digital excerpts of this work through Sage's in-house program in 2009. The unpaid use of the excerpt by Professor Esposito and her students caused very small, but actual, damage to the value of Sage's copyright. In addition, widespread use of similar unlicensed excerpts could cause substantial harm. Sage lost permissions income. Factor four strongly favors Plaintiffs.
After considering all four fair use factors and weighing them together, the Court finds that Defendants have met their burden of proving that Professor Esposito's use of the Handbook of Feminist Research was a fair use under the Copyright Act. Thus, this claim of copyright infringement fails.
The Sage Handbook of Qualitative Research (Second Edition) was first published by Sage in 2000 [Pls. Ex. 265]. It is a 1,142 page, 36 chapter volume edited by Norman K. Denzin and Yvonna S. Lincoln. The chapters analyze the theory and practice of qualitative research [Pls. Ex. 265; Jt. Ex. 5 at D-14]. There is conflicting evidence in the record as to the retail price for The Sage Handbook of Qualitative Research (Second Edition); the parties alternatively assert that it retails for $156.00 and for $175.00 [Jt. Ex. 5 at D19, D-23]. There is conflicting evidence of whether The Sage Handbook of Qualitative Research (Second Edition) is currently out of print [Jt. Ex. 5 at D-19, D-23]. A reprint is available for an extra charge. The book has earned $1,300,053.54 in net sales revenue [Pls. Ex. 283]. Licensed digital excerpts of the book were available through CCC in 2009 [Pls. Ex. 286]. From July 1, 2004 until December 1, 2010, The Sage Handbook of Qualitative Research (Second Edition) earned $6,324.61 in ECCS permissions revenue [Pls. Ex. 286].
Professor Esposito requested that pages 455-486 of The Sage Handbook of Qualitative Research (Second Edition) be uploaded to ERES for distribution to students in her EPSF 8280 course [Pls. Ex. 265; Tr. Vol. 6 at 54]. The excerpted chapter was entitled "Ethnography and Ethnographic Representation" by Barbara Tedlock. The excerpt was one chapter of the book totaling 32 pages, or 2.80% of the total work [Pls. Ex. 265]. Had permissions been paid via CCC for the distribution of this excerpt,
Defendants do not contest that the Plaintiffs have established a prima facie case of copyright infringement for The Sage Handbook of Qualitative Research (Second Edition) [Doc. 411 at 27-28]. As previously stated, the copyright is registered in Sage's name [Pls. Exs. 278, 282], satisfying the first prong of the prima facie case of copyright infringement. A copy of an excerpt from The Sage Handbook of Qualitative Research (Second Edition) was uploaded to Georgia State's ERES system, satisfying the second prong of the prima facie case of copyright infringement.
As to the first element of fair use, an excerpt from The Sage Handbook of Qualitative Research (Second Edition) was used by a nonprofit educational institution for the nonprofit, educational purposes of teaching and scholarship. Free copies were provided for the exclusive use of students in Professor Esposito's class. The first factor weighs strongly in favor of Defendants.
As to the second element of fair use, The Sage Handbook of Qualitative Research (Second Edition) is a non-fiction work that provides analysis on the theory and practice of qualitative research. The chapters in the work are informational in nature. The second fair use factor favors Defendants.
As to the third fair use factor, Professor Esposito uploaded 32 pages, which represents one chapter or 2.80% of the total work, of The Sage Handbook of Qualitative Research (Second Edition) to ERES. Because the work contained more than ten chapters, Professor Esposito properly adhered to the one chapter limit; the amount copied was decidedly small. The third fair use factor weighs in favor of Defendants.
As to the fourth fair use factor, effect on the market, the Court first looks to whether Professor Esposito's use of The Sage Handbook of Qualitative Research (Second Edition) affected the market for purchasing the book as a whole. The sales revenue for The Sage Handbook of Qualitative Research (Second Edition) in 2009 was $0.00. The book is technically out of print, but a reprint is available at an extra charge. Moreover, students would not pay $156.00 or $175.00 for an entire book when only 32 pages were required reading for Professor Esposito's course. Neither would a professor require students to purchase the entire book in such an instance. Therefore, the Court rejects any argument that the use of the excerpt from The Sage Handbook of Qualitative Research (Second Edition) had a negative effect on the market for purchase of the book itself.
Plaintiffs produced evidence demonstrating that there was a ready market for licensed digital excerpts of this work in 2009 through CCC and through Sage's in-house program. The unpaid use of the excerpt by Professor Esposito and her students caused very small, but actual, damage to the value of Sage's copyright. In addition, widespread use of similar unlicensed excerpts could cause substantial harm. Sage lost permissions income. Factor four strongly favors Plaintiffs.
After considering all four fair use factors and weighing them together, the Court finds that Defendants have met their burden of proving that Professor Esposito's
The Sage Handbook of Qualitative Research (First Edition) was first published by Sage in 1994 [Defs. Ex. 739]. It is a 653 page, 36 chapter volume edited by Norman K. Denzin and Yvonna S. Lincoln. The chapters provide analysis on the theory and practice of qualitative research [Jt. Ex. 5 at D-24]. The Sage Handbook of Qualitative Research (First Edition) is out of print [Jt. Ex. 5 at D24] but reprints are available at an extra charge. There is no evidence in the record of the net sales revenue from sales of the book itself. Excerpts from the book were available for digital licensing through CCC in 2009 [Pls. Ex. 287]. From July 1, 2004 until December 1, 2010, The Sage Handbook of Qualitative Research (First Edition) earned $4,632.40 in ECCS permissions revenue [Pls. Ex. 287].
Professor Esposito requested that pages 70-82, or the entirety of chapter four, of The Sage Handbook of Qualitative Research (First Edition) be uploaded to ERES for distribution to students in her ESPF 8280 course [Defs. Ex. 739; Tr. Vol. 6 at 58]. Chapter four is entitled "Working the Hyphens: Reinventing Self and Other in Qualitative Research" by Michelle Fine. The excerpt totaled thirteen pages, or 1.99% of the work [Defs. Ex. 739; Tr. Vol. 6 at 58]. Had permissions been paid via CCC for the distribution of this excerpt, Sage would have earned less than $34.03 in net revenue from permissions.
Defendants do not contest that the Plaintiffs have established a prima facie case of copyright infringement for The Sage Handbook of Qualitative Research (First Edition) [Doc. 411 at 27-28]. Sage owns a valid copyright, registered in its name, in The Sage Handbook of Qualitative Research (First Edition) [Pls. Exs. 282, 271], satisfying the first prong of the prima facie case of copyright infringement. A copy of an excerpt from The Sage Handbook of Qualitative Research (First Edition) was uploaded to Georgia State's ERES system, satisfying the second prong of the prima facie case of copyright infringement.
As to the first element of fair use, an excerpt from The Sage Handbook of Qualitative Research (First Edition) was used by a nonprofit educational institution for the nonprofit, educational purposes of teaching and scholarship. Free copies were provided for the exclusive use of students in Professor Esposito's class. The first factor weighs strongly in favor of Defendants.
As to the second element of fair use, The Sage Handbook of Qualitative Research (First Edition) is a non-fiction work with academic analysis about the theory and practice of qualitative research. The work is informational in nature. The second fair use factor favors Defendants.
As to the third fair use factor, Professor Esposito uploaded thirteen pages, which
As to the fourth fair use factor, effect on the market, the Court first looks to whether Professor Esposito's use of The Sage Handbook of Qualitative Research (First Edition) affected the market for purchasing the book as a whole. Students could not have purchased a full copy of the book without paying an extra charge. Therefore, the Court rejects any argument that the use of the excerpt from The Sage Handbook of Qualitative Research (First Edition) had a negative effect on the market for purchase of the book itself.
Plaintiffs produced evidence demonstrating that there was a ready market for licensed digital excerpts of this work in 2009 through CCC and through Sage's in-house program. The unpaid use of the excerpt by Professor Esposito and her students caused very small, but actual, damage to the value of Sage's copyright. In addition, widespread use of similar unlicensed excerpts could cause substantial harm. Sage lost permissions income. Factor four strongly favors Plaintiffs.
After considering all four fair use factors and weighing them together, the Court finds that Defendants have met their burden of proving that Professor Esposito's use of The Sage Handbook of Qualitative Research (First Edition) was a fair use under the Copyright Act. Thus, this claim of copyright infringement fails.
EPRS 8520 is a graduate course that focuses on data analysis [Tr. Vol. 6 at 87]. Fourteen doctoral candidates were enrolled in Professor Esposito's course during the fall 2009 semester [Jt. Ex. 5 at D-63; Tr. Vol. 6 at 61, 88]. As evidenced by the syllabus for this course, students were required to purchase two texts for this course, as well as complete several required readings posted on ERES [Pls. Ex. 513; Tr. Vol. 6 at 86-87].
Theoretical Frameworks in Qualitative Research was first published by Sage in 2006 [Pls. Ex. 305]. It is a 237 page, ten chapter volume edited by Vincent A. Anfara and Norma T. Mertz. The chapters provide analysis on the role of the theoretical framework in qualitative research through case examples [Jt. Ex. 5 at D-63]. The book retails for $51.95 [Jt. Ex 5 at D-63]. The book has earned $75,320.69 in net sales revenue [Pls. Ex. 308]. There is no evidence in the record of any permissions revenue earned through CCC. However, licensed digital excerpts of the book were available in 2009 through Sage's in-house permissions program, and the book has earned $138.61 in permissions revenue [Pls. Exs. 308, 309].
Professor Esposito requested that pages xxiii-xxxii
Defendants do not contest that the Plaintiffs have established a prima facie case of copyright infringement for Theoretical Frameworks in Qualitative Research [Doc. 411 at 27-28]. The contract with the external editors establishes that all copyrightable materials contributed by them shall be considered works made for hire. The copyright is registered in Sage's name [Pls. Exs. 306, 307], satisfying the first prong of the prima facie case of copyright infringement. A copy of an excerpt from Theoretical Frameworks in Qualitative Research was uploaded to Georgia State's ERES system, satisfying the second prong of the prima facie case of copyright infringement.
As to the first element of fair use, an excerpt from Theoretical Frameworks in Qualitative Research was used by a nonprofit educational institution for the nonprofit, educational purposes of teaching and scholarship. Free copies were provided for the exclusive use of students in Professor Esposito's class. The first factor weighs strongly in favor of Defendants.
As to the second element of fair use, Theoretical Frameworks in Qualitative Research is a non-fiction work that provides analysis on the role of the theoretical framework in qualitative research through case examples. The chapters in this work are informational in nature. The second fair use factor favors Defendants.
As to the third fair use factor, Professor Esposito uploaded a portion of the introduction and the entirety of the conclusion, 6.75%, of Theoretical Frameworks in Qualitative Research. The book has an average chapter length of eighteen pages. The excerpts here total sixteen pages, which is the equivalent of one chapter. It is a decidedly small amount. The third factor weighs in favor of Defendants.
As to the fourth fair use factor, effect on the market, the Court first looks to whether Professor Esposito's use of Theoretical Frameworks in Qualitative Research affected the market for purchasing the book as a whole. Students would not pay $51.95 for the entire book when only sixteen pages were required reading for Professor Esposito's course. Neither would a professor require students to purchase the entire book in such an instance. Therefore, the Court rejects any argument that the use of the excerpt from Theoretical Frameworks in Qualitative Research had a negative effect on the market for purchase of the book itself.
Plaintiffs produced evidence demonstrating that there was a ready market for licensed digital excerpts of this work through Sage's in-house program in 2009. The unpaid use of the excerpt by Professor Esposito and her students caused very small, but actual, damage to the value of Sage's copyright. In addition, widespread use of similar unlicensed excerpts could cause substantial harm. Sage lost permissions income. Factor four strongly favors Plaintiffs.
After considering all four fair use factors and weighing them together, the Court finds that Defendants have met their burden of proving that Professor Esposito's use of Theoretical Frameworks in Qualitative Research was a fair use under
Professor Kruger is an associate professor in Educational Psychology and Special Education at Georgia State [Tr. Vol. 10 at 4]. She began working at Georgia State in 1992 [Id.]. Professor Kruger teaches graduate level courses [Id. at 6].
EPY 7090 is a graduate course that addresses the psychological principles that underlie the teaching and learning that occur in school [Pls. Ex. 553; Tr. Vol. 10 at 6-7]. As evidenced by the syllabus, this course was taught over two semesters, summer and fall 2009 [Pls. Ex. 553]. Although all of the required reading for both semesters of the course was posted to ERES at the beginning of the summer semester, the syllabus, hit count, and Professor Kruger's testimony all demonstrate that students were only required to complete the assigned readings once over the course of the semesters [Pls. Ex. 553; Jt. Ex. 2 at 5; Jt. Ex. 3 at 35; Tr. Vol. 10 at 7, 33]. According to the syllabus, there were no required textbooks for the course; all assigned readings were made available through ERES [Pls. Ex. 553].
Awakening Children's Minds was first published by Oxford in 2001 [Pls. Ex. 354]. It is a 320 page, seven chapter book authored by Laura E. Berk that advises parents and teachers of young children on how they can encourage children's cognitive and social competencies [Pls. Ex. 354; Jt. Ex. 5 at D-26]. The book is highly readable and probably sells well to general audiences such as parents of young children and not just to the academic community. The book retails for $28.00 [Jt. Ex. 5 at D-26]. The net sales revenue from the date of first publication through November 7, 2010 was $130,482.00 [Pls. Ex. 357]. There is no evidence in the record reflecting that the work was available for licensed digital excerpts in 2009, though it earned $171.36 in ECCS permissions revenue in 2010 [Pls. Ex. 358].
Professor Kruger requested that pages 181-219 of Awakening Children's Minds be uploaded to ERES for distribution to the students in her course [Pls. Ex. 553]. The excerpt was one chapter of the book entitled "Learning in Classrooms" and represents 39 pages or 12.19% of the total work [Pls. Ex. 354]. Had permissions been paid for the distribution of this excerpt through CCC, Oxford would have earned less than $67.63 in net revenue from permissions.
Defendants do not contest that Plaintiffs have established a prima facie case of copyright infringement for Awakening
As to the first element of fair use, an excerpt from Awakening Children's Minds was used by a nonprofit educational institution for the nonprofit, educational purposes of teaching and scholarship. Free copies were provided for the exclusive use of students in Professor Kruger's class. The first factor weighs strongly in favor of Defendants.
As to the second element of fair use, Awakening Children's Minds is a non-fiction work that advises parents and teachers of young children on how they can encourage children's cognitive and social competencies. The presentation is informational in nature. The second fair use factor favors Defendants.
As to the third fair use factor, Professor Kruger uploaded one chapter from seven in Awakening Children's Minds to ERES. Because the work contained less than ten chapters, Professor Kruger should have adhered to a limit of 10% of the protected pages of the book. The copied excerpt constitutes 39 pages or 12.19% of the total work, which is not a decidedly small amount. The third factor weighs in favor of Plaintiffs.
As to the fourth fair use factor, effect on the market, the Court first looks to whether Professor Kruger's use of the excerpt from Awakening Children's Minds affected the market for purchasing the book as a whole. Students would not pay $28.00 for the entire book when only 39 pages were required reading for Professor Kruger's course. Neither would a professor require students to purchase the entire book in such an instance. Therefore, the Court rejects any argument that the use of the excerpt from Awakening Children's Minds had a negative effect on the market for purchase of the book itself. There is no evidence in the record to show that digital excerpts from this book were available for licensing in 2009. As discussed in Section III.B.2. (Factor 4) above, Defendants prevail on factor four when there is no proof of a ready market for electronic excerpts of the work because there is no avenue through which Defendants could obtain permission to post excerpts of the work to ERES with reasonable ease. The absence of a ready market shifts the factor four analysis to favor fair use. This factor favors Defendants.
After considering all four fair use factors and weighing them together, the Court finds that Defendants have met their burden of proving that Professor Kruger's use of Awakening Children's Minds was a fair use under the Copyright Act. Thus, this claim of copyright infringement fails.
EPY 8220 is a doctoral course that addresses research and scholarship of child social and personality development [Pls. Ex. 554; Tr. Vol. 10 at 7-8]. Nineteen students were enrolled in Professor Kruger's course during the fall 2009 semester [Jt. Ex. 5 at D-66]. As evidenced by the syllabus for this course, there were no required textbooks for the course; all assigned readings were made available through ERES [Pls. Ex. 554].
Understanding Trauma: Integrating Biological, Clinical and Cultural Perspectives ("Understanding Trauma") was first published by Cambridge in 2007 [Pls. Ex. 142]. It is a 547 page, 21 chapter volume edited by Laurence J. Kirmayer, Robert Lemelson, and Mark Barad [Pls. Ex. 142]. The book provides interdisciplinary analyses of the individual and collective response to trauma. The book retails for $110.00 in hardback and $35.99 in paperback [Jt. Ex. 5 at D-66]. The net sales revenue from date of first publication to December 31, 2010 was £33, 629.00 [Pls. Ex. 146]. There is no evidence in the record reflecting that the work was available for licensed digital excerpts in 2009.
Professor Kruger requested that pages 224-241, the entirety of chapter eleven, of Understanding Trauma be uploaded to ERES for distribution to students in her EPY 8220 course as required reading [Pls. Ex. 554; Jt. Ex. 5 at D-66; Tr. Vol. 10 at 11]. Chapter eleven is entitled "The Developmental Impact of Childhood Trauma" by Bessel A. van der Kolk. The excerpt is eighteen pages and 3.29% of the total work [Pls. Ex. 142]. Professor Kruger owns a copy of this book [Tr. Vol. 10 at 27].
Defendants do not contest that the Plaintiffs have established a prima facie case of copyright infringement for Understanding Trauma [Doc. 411 at 27-28]. The external editors and the contributing authors have assigned "all copyrights in the work" to Cambridge. The copyright is registered in Cambridge's name [Pls. Exs. 144, 145], satisfying the first prong of the prima facie case of copyright infringement. A copy of an excerpt from Understanding Trauma was uploaded to Georgia State's ERES system, satisfying the second prong of the prima facie case of copyright infringement.
As to the first element of fair use, an excerpt from Understanding Trauma was used by a nonprofit educational institution for the nonprofit, educational purposes of teaching and scholarship. Free copies were provided for the exclusive use of students in Professor Kruger's class. The first factor weighs strongly in favor of Defendants.
As to the second element of fair use, Understanding Trauma provides interdisciplinary analysis of the individual and collective response to trauma. Understanding Trauma is an academic work that is informational in nature. The second fair use factor favors Defendants.
As to the third fair use factor, Professor Kruger uploaded eighteen pages, representing one chapter or 3.29%, of Understanding Trauma to ERES. Because the work contained more than ten chapters, Professor Kruger properly adhered to the one chapter limit; the amount copied was decidedly small. The third fair use factor weighs in favor of Defendants.
As to the fourth fair use factor, effect on the market, the Court first looks to whether Professor Kruger's use of Understanding Trauma affected the market for purchasing the book as a whole. Students would not pay $35.99 (or $110.00 in hardback) for the entire book when only eighteen pages were required reading for Professor Kruger's course. Neither would a professor require students to purchase the entire book in such an instance. Therefore, the Court rejects any argument that the use of the excerpt from Understanding Trauma had a negative effect on the market for purchase of the book itself.
There is no evidence in the record to show that digital excerpts from this book
After considering all four fair use factors and weighing them together, the Court finds that Defendants have met their burden of proving that Professor Kruger's use of Understanding Trauma was a fair use under the Copyright Act. Thus, this claim of copyright infringement fails.
Professor Orr is a tenured professor in the Music History and Literature Department at Georgia State [Tr. Vol. 7 at 55]. He has taught at Georgia State since 1978 [Tr. Vol. 7 at 55]. Professor Orr testified that he normally keeps his excerpts to around ten percent of an entire work. He stated that if he cannot keep an excerpt around ten percent, then he does not use the book, although there are a few exceptions [Tr. Vol. 7 at 72]. He learned about Georgia State's Copyright Policy when it was sent out in 2009 [Tr. Vol. 7 at 60]. At that time, he read the revised policy but did not attend the training session because he was not told it was mandatory [Tr. Vol. 7 at 61].
Professor Orr taught MUS 8860, a graduate course, in the 2009 summer semester [Tr. Vol. 7 at 56]. Ten students enrolled in the course [Tr. Vol. 7 at 59]. Professor Orr's syllabus listed two required texts [Pls. Ex. 523; Tr. Vol. 7 at 56], and he posted several additional required readings on ERES without seeking copyright permissions [Tr. Vol. 7 at 57].
Liszt: Sonata in B Minor was first published by Cambridge in 1996 as part of the Cambridge Music Handbooks series, which provides introductions to major musical works for students knowledgeable about music [Pls. Ex. 130]. The book was written by Kenneth Hamilton [Pls. Ex. 130]. It has five chapters and a total of 101 pages. It retails for $80.00 in hardback or $28.99 in paperback [Jt. Ex. 5 at D-29]. The book has earned £19,322 in net sales revenue from the date of first publication through October 31, 2010 [Pls. Ex. 133]. There is no evidence in the record reflecting that the work was available for licensed digital excerpts in 2009.
Professor Orr requested that pages 28-48 be posted to ERES as required reading for his MUS 8860 course [Tr. Vol. 7 at 66-67]. This excerpt is a full chapter entitled "Understanding the Sonata in B Minor" and represents 20.79% of the book.
Liszt: Sonata in B Minor was first published by Cambridge on August 28, 1996, but Cambridge did not obtain a certificate of copyright registration until December 27, 2010 [Pls. Ex. 132]. 17 U.S.C. § 410(c) states:
17 U.S.C. § 410(c). Accordingly, because the certificate of registration for Liszt: Sonata in B Minor was not made before or within five years after the first date of publication, the prima facie presumption of originality does not exist. Instead, the Court must use its discretion to determine the copyrightability/originality of Liszt: Sonata in B Minor.
To qualify for copyright protection, a work must be the author's original work. Harper & Row Publishers, Inc. v. Nation Enters., 471 U.S. 539, 547-49, 105 S.Ct. 2218, 85 L.Ed.2d 588 (1985). Original "means only that the work was independently created by the author (as opposed to copied from other works), and that it possesses at least some minimal degree of creativity." Feist Publ'ns, Inc. v. Rural Tel. Serv. Co., 499 U.S. 340, 345, 111 S.Ct. 1282, 113 L.Ed.2d 358 (1991). To meet the creativity requirement even a slight amount of creativity will suffice. Id. Liszt: Sonata in B Minor contains analysis of the sonata and the composer, as well as a chapter aimed at pianists that discusses the performance of the piece [Pls. Ex. 130]. Cambridge, in soliciting a copyright registration, declared that Liszt: Sonata in B Minor is an original work and nothing in the evidence indicates otherwise. The Court finds that the book meets the creativity requirement. Therefore, Liszt: Sonata in B Minor is copyrightable.
The author assigned "the full copyright in the work" to Cambridge. As stated, the copyright is registered in Cambridge's name. The first prong of the prima facie case of copyright infringement has been satisfied.
A copy of an excerpt from Liszt: Sonata in B Minor was uploaded to Georgia State's ERES system, satisfying the second prong of the prima facie case of copyright infringement.
As to the first element of fair use, an excerpt from Liszt: Sonata in B Minor was used by a nonprofit educational institution for the nonprofit, educational purposes of teaching and scholarship. Free copies were provided for the exclusive use of students in Professor Orr's class. The first factor weighs strongly in favor of Defendants.
As to the second element of fair use, Liszt: Sonata in B Minor is a non-fiction book discussing a composer and his work. The presentation is informational in nature. The second fair use factor favors Defendants.
As to the third fair use factor, Professor Orr uploaded one full chapter out of five total chapters of Liszt: Sonata in B Minor to ERES. Because the work contains less than ten chapters, Professor Orr should have adhered to a limit of 10% of the protected pages of the book. The amount he actually copied represents 20.79% of the total pages within the book. However, Defendants point out that six pages of the chapter uploaded by Professor Orr contain excerpts of sheet music, which is material in the public domain that is not copyrightable and therefore that these pages should not count toward the total number of pages copied. While it is not correct those pages should be excluded from the page count in their entirety, the Court agrees that the page count should not include the portions of the pages containing material in the public domain. Thus, the Court will conduct its own page count for this work.
Although the book contains 101 pages, nine of these pages include sheet music that is in the public domain and therefore not subject to copyright protection. The author has merely reproduced these excerpts
As to the fourth fair use factor, effect on the market, the Court first looks to whether Professor Orr's use of Liszt: Sonata in B Minor affected the market for purchasing the book as a whole. The Court infers that students would not pay $28.99 for the entire book (or $80.00 for the hardcover version) when only 21 pages were required reading for Professor Orr's course. Neither would a professor require students to purchase the entire book in such an instance. Therefore, the Court rejects any argument that the use of the excerpt from Liszt: Sonata in B Minor had a negative effect on the market for purchase of the book itself.
There is no evidence in the record to show that digital excerpts from this book were available for licensing in 2009. As discussed in Section III.B.2. (Factor 4) above, Defendants prevail on factor four when there is no proof of a ready market for electronic excerpts of the work because there is no avenue through which Defendants could obtain permission to post excerpts of the work to ERES with reasonable ease. The absence of a ready market shifts the factor four analysis to favor fair use. This factor favors Defendants.
After considering all four fair use factors and weighing them together, the Court finds that Defendants have met their burden of proving that Professor Orr's use of Liszt: Sonata in B Minor was a fair use under the Copyright Act. Thus, this claim of copyright infringement fails.
The Cambridge Companion to Mendelssohn was first published by Cambridge on October 21, 2004 in the United Kingdom and on November 29, 2004 in the United States [Pls. Exs. 65, 68]. It is part of the Cambridge Companions to Music series, which provides information on composers, instruments, or musical topics. The Cambridge Companion to Mendelssohn has fourteen chapters and a total of 331 pages [Pls. Ex. 65]. The book was edited by Peter Mercer-Taylor and provides analysis of the composer's life and music [Tr. Vol. 7 at 77; Jt. Ex. 5 at D-30]. It retails for $90.00 for hardcover or $32.99 for paperback [Jt. Ex. 5 at D-30]. It earned £24,826 in net sales revenue from date of first publication through October 31, 2010 [Pls. Ex. 69]. There is no evidence in the record reflecting that the work was available for licensed digital excerpts in 2009.
Professor Orr requested that pages 96-111, which is a portion of chapter six totaling 4.83% of the book, be posted on the ERES system as required reading [Tr. Vol. 7 at 77]. The excerpt was taken from a chapter entitled "Symphony and Overture" by Douglass Seaton [Pls. Ex. 65].
The Cambridge Companion to Mendelssohn was first published outside the United States on October 21, 2004 and published in the United States on November 29, 2004, more than 30 days after the first publication. Thus, The Cambridge Companion to Mendelssohn is a foreign work as defined by the Copyright Act and a copyright registration is not necessary to bring a claim of copyright infringement.
A copy of an excerpt from The Cambridge Companion to Mendelssohn was uploaded to Georgia State's ERES system, satisfying the second prong of the prima facie case of copyright infringement.
As to the first element of fair use, an excerpt from The Cambridge Companion to Mendelssohn was used by a nonprofit educational institution for the nonprofit, educational purposes of teaching and scholarship. Free copies were provided for the exclusive use of students in Professor Orr's class. The first factor weighs strongly in favor of Defendants.
As to the second element of fair use, The Cambridge Companion to Mendelssohn surveys the life and work of the composer. The chapters are informational in nature. The second fair use factor favors Defendants.
As to the third fair use factor, Professor Orr copied part of one chapter of The Cambridge Companion to Mendelssohn to ERES.
As to the fourth fair use factor, effect on the market, the Court first looks to whether Professor Orr's use of The Cambridge Companion to Mendelssohn affected the market for purchasing the book as a
There is no evidence in the record to show that digital excerpts from this book were available for licensing in 2009. As discussed in Section III.B.2. (Factor 4) above, Defendants prevail on factor four when there is no proof of a ready market for electronic excerpts of the work because there is no avenue through which Defendants could obtain permission to post excerpts of the work to ERES with reasonable ease. The absence of a ready market shifts the factor four analysis to favor fair use. This factor favors Defendants.
After considering all four fair use factors and weighing them together, the Court finds that Defendants have met their burden of proving that Professor Orr's use of The Cambridge Companion to Mendelssohn was a fair use under the Copyright Act. Thus, this claim of copyright infringement fails.
The Cambridge Companion to Schumann was first published by Cambridge on June 28, 2007 in the United Kingdom and on August 13, 2007 in the United States [Pls. Ex. 77]. It is part of the Cambridge Companions to Music series, which provides information on composers, instruments, or musical topics. The book was edited by Beate Perrey and surveys Schumann's life and music [Pls. Ex. 75]. It has thirteen chapters, a total of 324 pages [Pls. Ex. 75], and retails for $94.99 for hardcover or $31.99 for paperback [Jt. Ex. 5 at D-31]. It earned £27,866 in net sales revenue from date of first publication through October 31, 2010 [Pls. Ex. 78]. There is no evidence in the record reflecting that the work was available for licensed digital excerpts in 2009.
Professor Orr requested that pages 105-119, which is a portion of one chapter totaling 4.63% of the book, be posted on the ERES system as required reading [Tr. Vol. 7 at 82]. The excerpt was taken from a chapter by Jonathan Dunsby entitled "Why sing? Lieder and song cycles" [Pls. Ex. 75].
The Cambridge Companion to Schumann was first published outside the United States on June 28, 2007 and published in the United States on August 13, 2007, more than 30 days after the first publication. Thus, The Cambridge Companion to Schumann is a foreign work as defined by the Copyright Act and a copyright registration is not necessary to bring a claim of copyright infringement for the reasons stated in the preceding discussion of The Cambridge Companion to Mendelssohn. 17 U.S.C. § 104(b)(2). The Court finds that The Cambridge Companion to Schumann is an original work and that it has sufficient creativity to be copyrighted. The external editor's and the contributing authors' copyrights were assigned to Cambridge by contract. The Cambridge Companion to Schumann meets the first prong of the prima facie case of copyright infringement.
A copy of an excerpt from The Cambridge Companion to Schumann was uploaded to Georgia State's ERES system, satisfying the second prong of the prima facie case of copyright infringement.
As to the first element of fair use, an excerpt from The Cambridge Companion to Schumann was used by a nonprofit educational institution for the nonprofit, educational purposes of teaching and scholarship. Free copies were provided for the exclusive use of students in Professor Orr's class. The first factor weighs strongly in favor of Defendants.
As to the second element of fair use, The Cambridge Companion to Schumann surveys the life and work of the composer. The chapters are factual in nature. The second fair use factor favors Defendants.
As to the third fair use factor, Professor Orr copied part of one chapter, comprising 4.63%, of The Cambridge Companion to Schumann. Because the work contained more than ten chapters, Professor Orr properly adhered to the one chapter limit; the amount copied was decidedly small. The third fair use factor weighs in favor of Defendants.
As to the fourth fair use factor, effect on the market, the Court first looks to whether Professor Orr's use of The Cambridge Companion to Schumann affected the market for purchasing the book as a whole. Students would not pay $31.99 for the entire book (or $94.99 for the hardcover version) when only fifteen pages were required reading for Professor Orr's course. Neither would a professor require students to purchase the entire book in such an instance. Therefore, the Court rejects any argument that the use of the excerpt from The Cambridge Companion to Schumann had a negative effect on the market for purchase of the book itself.
There is no evidence in the record to show that digital excerpts from this book were available for licensing in 2009. As discussed in Section III.B.2. (Factor 4) above, Defendants prevail on factor four when there is no proof of a ready market for electronic excerpts of the work because there is no avenue through which Defendants could obtain permission to post excerpts of the work to ERES with reasonable ease. The absence of a ready market shifts the factor four analysis to favor fair use. This factor favors Defendants.
After considering all four fair use factors and weighing them together, the Court finds that Defendants have met their burden of proving that Professor Orr's use of The Cambridge Companion to Schumann was a fair use under the Copyright Act. Thus, this claim of copyright infringement fails.
The Cambridge Companion to Beethoven was first published by Cambridge in 2000 [Pls. Ex. 53]. The book is part of the Cambridge Companions to Music series, which provides information on composers, instruments, or musical topics. The book was edited by Glenn Stanley, and it provides an interdisciplinary analysis of the composer's life and music [Tr. Vol. 7 at 82; Pls. Ex. 53]. It has fourteen chapters and a total of 387 pages [Pls. Ex. 53]. The book retails for $34.99 [Jt. Ex. 5 at D-32]. It earned £65,231 in net sales revenue from date of first publication through October 31, 2010 [Pls. Ex. 57]. There is no evidence in the record reflecting that the work was available for licensed digital excerpts in 2009.
Professor Orr requested that pages 165-185, one full chapter of the book, be posted on the ERES system as required reading [Tr. Vol. 7 at 82; Jt. Ex. 5 at D-32]. The excerpt was a chapter by Leon Botstein entitled "Sound and structure in Beethoven's orchestral music" [Pls. Ex. 53]. While the reading was uploaded to the ERES course page for MUS 8860, it was not included in the syllabus for the course [Pls. Ex. 523; Tr. Vol. 7 at 82]. The
The Cambridge Companion to Beethoven was first published by Cambridge on May 29, 2000; Cambridge did not obtain a certificate of copyright registration until December 27, 2010 [Pls. Ex. 56]. 17 U.S.C. § 410(c) states:
17 U.S.C. § 410(c). Accordingly, because the certificate of registration for The Cambridge Companion to Beethoven was not made before or within five years after the first date of publication, the prima facie presumption of originality does not exist. Instead, the Court must use its discretion to determine the copyrightability/originality of The Cambridge Companion to Beethoven.
To qualify for copyright protection, a work must be the author's original work. Harper & Row Publishers, Inc. v. Nation Enters., 471 U.S. 539, 547-49, 105 S.Ct. 2218, 85 L.Ed.2d 588 (1985). Original "means only that the work was independently created by the author (as opposed to copied from other works), and that it possesses at least some minimal degree of creativity." Feist Publ'ns, Inc. v. Rural Tel. Serv. Co., 499 U.S. 340, 345, 111 S.Ct. 1282, 113 L.Ed.2d 358 (1991). To meet the creativity requirement even a slight amount of creativity will suffice. Id. The Cambridge Companion to Beethoven contains chapters that provide perspective and context on Beethoven and his work [Pls. Ex. 53]. Cambridge, in soliciting a copyright registration, declared that The Cambridge Companion to Beethoven is an original work and nothing in the evidence indicates otherwise. The Court finds that the book easily meets the creativity requirement. The Cambridge Companion to Beethoven is copyrightable. The external author's copyright and the copyright of contributing authors were assigned to Cambridge by contract. The first prong of the prima facie case of copyright infringement has been satisfied.
As evidenced by Professor Orr's testimony and the ERES hit count, a copy of an excerpt from The Cambridge Companion to Beethoven was uploaded to Georgia State's ERES system [Jt. Ex. 2 at 86; Tr. Vol. 7 at 81]. Although it is obvious that students did not access the excerpt through ERES, the act of uploading the excerpt to ERES technically satisfies the second prong of the infringement analysis.
However, the syllabus for MUS 8860 and Professor Orr's testimony demonstrate that Professor Orr did not assign the excerpt from The Cambridge Companion to Beethoven as required reading for MUS 8860. The excerpt had a hit count of two on the ERES system [Jt. Ex. 2 at 86], and both of these hits are likely attributable to the staff librarian, Professor Orr himself, or counsel for the parties. Because the students did not access the excerpt through ERES, the act of uploading it had no impact on the value of the copyright. The use that resulted from this upload is de minimis such that it "need not be prohibited in order to protect the author's incentive to create." See Sony Corp. of Am. v. Universal City Studios, Inc., 464 U.S. 417, 450-51, n. 34, 104 S.Ct. 774, 78 L.Ed.2d 574 (1984) and accompanying text ("`In certain situations, the copyright owner suffers no substantial harm from the use of the work.... Here again,
The Music of Berlioz was first published by Oxford on August 2, 2001 in the United Kingdom and on September 27, 2001 in the United States [Pls. Exs. 427, 993]. It is a ten chapter, 379 page book authored by Julian Rushton that provides analysis of Berlioz's musical style [Pls. Ex. 427; Jt. Ex. 5 at D-33]. The book retails for $65.95 [Jt. Ex. 5 at D-33]. It earned $9,580 in net sales revenue from date of first publication through November 7, 2010 [Pls. Ex. 78]. There is no evidence in the record reflecting that the work was available for licensed digital excerpts in 2009.
Professor Orr requested that pages 250-267, which is a portion of one chapter totaling 4.75% of the book, be posted on the ERES system as required reading [Tr. Vol. 7 at 84]. The excerpt was taken from chapter nine, entitled "A Fantastic Symphonist" [Pls. Ex. 427].
The Music of Berlioz was first published outside the United States on August 2, 2001 and published in the United States on September 27, 2001, more than 30 days after the first publication. Thus, The Music of Berlioz is a foreign work as defined by the Copyright Act and a copyright registration is not necessary to bring a claim of copyright infringement for the reasons stated in the preceding discussion of The Cambridge Companion to Mendelssohn. 17 U.S.C. § 104(b)(2). The Court finds that The Music of Berlioz is an original work and that it has sufficient creativity to be copyrighted. A contract between the author and Oxford grants Oxford the exclusive right to publish the book. The Music of Berlioz meets the first prong of the prima facie case of copyright infringement.
A copy of an excerpt from The Music of Berlioz was uploaded to Georgia State's ERES system, satisfying the second prong of the prima facie case of copyright infringement.
As to the first element of fair use, an excerpt from The Music of Berlioz was used by a nonprofit educational institution for the nonprofit, educational purposes of teaching and scholarship. Free copies were provided for the exclusive use of students in Professor Orr's class. The first factor weighs strongly in favor of Defendants.
As to the second element of fair use, The Music of Berlioz is a non-fiction book that surveys the work of Berlioz. The chapters are informational in nature. The second fair use factor favors Defendants.
As to the third fair use factor, Professor Orr uploaded eighteen pages, part of one chapter, of The Music of Berlioz to ERES.
As to the fourth fair use factor, effect on the market, the Court first looks to whether Professor Orr's use of The Music of Berlioz affected the market for purchasing the book as a whole. Students would not pay $65.95 for the entire book when only eighteen pages were required reading for Professor Orr's course. Neither would a professor require students to purchase the entire book in such an instance. Therefore, the Court rejects any argument that the use of the excerpt from The Music of Berlioz had a negative effect on the market for purchase of the book itself.
There is no evidence in the record to show that digital excerpts from this book were available for licensing in 2009. As discussed in Section III.B.2. (Factor 4) above, Defendants prevail on factor four when there is no proof of a ready market for electronic excerpts of the work because there is no avenue through which Defendants could obtain permission to post excerpts of the work to ERES with reasonable ease. The absence of a ready market shifts the factor four analysis to favor fair use. This factor favors Defendants.
After considering all four fair use factors and weighing them together, the Court finds that Defendants have met their burden of proving that Professor Orr's use of The Music of Berlioz was a fair use under the Copyright Act. Thus, this claim of copyright infringement fails.
Professor Orr taught MUS 8840, a graduate course, in the 2009 fall semester [Tr. Vol. 7 at 85]. The course covers three phases of Baroque music [Pls. Ex. 524]. Eighteen students enrolled in the course [Tr. Vol. 7 at 85]. Professor Orr posted several required readings on ERES without seeking copyright permissions [Tr. Vol. 7 at 86].
The Organ as a Mirror of Its Time was first published by Oxford in 2002 [Pls. Exs. 441, 444]. It is a 25 chapter, 392 page work edited by Kerala J. Snyder. The book provides analysis of the organ's historical and cultural significance in Northern Europe [Pls. Ex. 441; Jt. Ex. 5 at D-77]. The book retails for $65.00 [Jt. Ex. 5 at D-77]. From date of first publication through November 7, 2010, the book earned $55,831 in net sales revenue [Pls. Ex. 357]. There is no evidence in the record reflecting that the work was available for licensed digital excerpts in 2009.
Professor Orr requested that pages 78-91, which is one chapter totaling 3.57% of the book, be posted on the ERES system as required reading [Tr. Vol. 7 at 87]. The excerpt is the entirety of chapter six, "The Organ in Seventeenth-Century Cosmology" by Hans Davidsson [Pls. Ex. 441].
Defendants do not contest that Plaintiffs have established a prima facie case of copyright infringement for The Organ as a Mirror of Its Time [Doc. 411 at 27-28]. The external editor assigned to Oxford "all rights in the work" and agreed that the copyright would be registered in Oxford's name. The specified contract for contributing authors stated that the contribution would be made for hire. The copyright is registered in Oxford's name [Pls. Ex. 444], satisfying the first prong of the prima facie case of copyright infringement. A copy of an excerpt from The Organ as a Mirror of Its Time was uploaded to Georgia State's ERES system, satisfying the second prong of the prima facie case of copyright infringement.
As to the first element of fair use, an excerpt from The Organ as a Mirror of Its Time was used by a nonprofit educational institution for the nonprofit, educational purposes of teaching and scholarship. Free copies were provided for the exclusive use of students in Professor Orr's class. The first factor weighs strongly in favor of Defendants.
As to the second element of fair use, The Organ as a Mirror of Its Time is a non-fiction work that discuss various organs in Northern Europe over the past four centuries. The focus is on what organs reveal about the time in which they were built. The chapters are factual in nature. The second fair use factor favors Defendants. As to the third fair use factor, Professor Orr uploaded fourteen pages, one full chapter, of The Organ as a Mirror of Its Time to ERES.
As to the fourth fair use factor, effect on the market, the Court first looks to whether Professor Orr's use of The Organ as a Mirror of Its Time affected the market for purchasing the book as a whole. Students would not pay $65.00 for the entire book when only fourteen pages were required reading for Professor Orr's course. Neither would a professor require students to purchase the entire book in such an instance. Therefore, the Court rejects any argument that the use of the excerpt from The Organ as a Mirror of Its Time had a negative effect on the market for purchase of the book itself.
There is no evidence in the record to show that digital excerpts from this book were available for licensing in 2009. As discussed in Section III.B.2. (Factor 4) above, Defendants prevail on factor four when there is no proof of a ready market for electronic excerpts of the work because there is no avenue through which Defendants could obtain permission to post excerpts of the work to ERES with reasonable ease. The absence of a ready market shifts the factor four analysis to favor fair use. This factor favors Defendants.
After considering all four fair use factors and weighing them together, the Court finds that Defendants have met their burden of proving that Professor Orr's use of The Organ as a Mirror of Its Time was a fair use under the Copyright Act. Thus, this claim of copyright infringement fails.
North German Church Music was first published by Oxford in 1996 as part of the Oxford Monographs on Music series [Pls. Ex. 437]. It is a nine chapter, 248 page book authored by Geoffrey Webber that provides a comprehensive survey of North German church music and its composers [Pls. Ex. 437; Jt. Ex. 5 at D-79]. The book retails for $115.00 [Jt. Ex. 5 at D-79]. It earned $24,766 in net sales revenue from date of first publication through November 7, 2010 [Pls. Ex. 357]. There is no evidence
Professor Orr requested that pages 9-26, which is the entirety of chapter one and totals 7.26% of the book, be posted on the ERES system as required reading [Tr. Vol. 7 at 90]. Chapter one is entitled "Music in Religious Thought and Education" [Pls. Ex. 437].
Plaintiffs contend that North German Church Music is a foreign work that does not require a United States copyright registration. When a work is first published outside the United States and is not subsequently published in the United States within 30 days of original publication, the work is a foreign work as defined by the Copyright Act and a copyright registration is not necessary to bring a claim of copyright infringement. 17 U.S.C. § 101; 17 U.S.C. § 104(b)(2).
As with all elements of the prima facie case for copyright infringement, the burden rests with Plaintiffs to show that North German Church Music is a foreign work. There is no evidence in the record that allows the Court to determine whether North German Church Music was first published outside the United States. The copyright information page at the beginning of the book states: "Published in the United States by Oxford University Press Inc., New York" [Pls. Ex. 437]. The Court finds that Oxford has not met its burden of proving that North German Church Music is a foreign work. Plaintiffs have not provided evidence of copyright registration of North German Church Music in the United States. Therefore, Plaintiffs have failed to establish the first prong of the prima facie case of copyright infringement for North German Church Music. It is not necessary to address Defendants' fair use defense. This infringement claim fails.
Professor Dixon is a tenured professor in the African American Studies department at Georgia State [Tr. Vol. 9 at 55]. At the time of her testimony, she had taught at Georgia State for 17 years [Tr. Vol. 9 at 55]. Professor Dixon attended a training session on Georgia State's Copyright Policy, and she testified that what she learned at the training changed her practices regarding the use of excerpts in her classes [Tr. Vol. 9 at 69-71]. As a result of the training, Professor Dixon decided to place more books on physical reserve with the library instead of on ERES [Tr. Vol. 9 at 71-72].
AAS 3000 is a course that traces the historical and social transition of African American families from Africa to contemporary times [Tr. Vol. 9 at 56; Pls. Ex. 542]. Fifty nine undergraduate students were enrolled in Professor Dixon's course during the fall 2009 semester [Jt. Ex. 5 at D-37-40; Tr. Vol. 9 at 67]. As evidenced by the syllabus, students were required to purchase three texts for this course [Tr. Vol. 9 at 57; Pls. Ex. 542]. Some required reading excerpts were placed on hard copy reserve in the library, while other required readings were posted to ERES [Tr. Vol. 9 at 56-57; Pls. Ex. 542]. As part of the course, Professor Dixon required students
The Slave Community: Plantation Life in the Antebellum South ("The Slave Community") was first published by Oxford in 1972 [Pls. Ex. 460]. It is a 430 page, eight chapter book authored by John W. Blassingame that presents a heavily documented description of the life of the black slave on Southern plantations before the Civil War [Pls. Ex. 460; Jt. Ex. 5 at D-37]. It is a research-based monograph. The book won awards when it was first published; it is currently in its thirty-second printing. It has been used extensively in college courses. The book retails for $42.95 [Jt. Ex 5 at D-37].
The Slave Community had net sales revenue from date of first publication to November 7, 2010 of $1,602,935.00 [Pls. Ex. 357]. Excerpts from the book were available for licensing through CCC in 2009 [Pls. Ex. 463]. From July 1, 2004 until December 1, 2010, The Slave Community earned $191.55 in ECCS permissions revenue and $10,732.20 in APS revenue [Pls. Ex. 463].
Professor Dixon requested that pages 249-283, the entirety of chapter seven, of The Slave Community be uploaded to ERES for distribution to students in her AAS 3000 course [Jt. Ex. 5 at D-37; Tr. Vol. 9 at 59]. The excerpt was entitled "Plantation Realities" and totaled 35 pages or 8.14% of the work [Pls. Ex. 460]. Had permissions been paid via CCC for the distribution of this excerpt, Oxford would have earned less than $210.63 in net revenue from permissions.
Although the copyright registration for The Slave Community is not in evidence, the parties have stipulated that Oxford owns and has registered an exclusive copyright in The Slave Community [Doc. 278 at E-11]. The Court concludes that Oxford owns a valid copyright in The Slave Community, satisfying the first prong of the prima facie case of copyright infringement. A copy of an excerpt from The Slave Community was uploaded to Georgia State's ERES system, satisfying the second prong of the prima facie case of copyright infringement.
As to the first element of fair use, an excerpt from The Slave Community was used by a nonprofit educational institution for the nonprofit, educational purposes of teaching and scholarship. Free copies were provided for the exclusive use of students in Professor Dixon's class. The first factor weighs strongly in favor of Defendants.
As to the second element of fair use, The Slave Community is a non-fiction work describing the heritage, culture, acculturation, behavior and religion of the American slave on plantations. These descriptions are factual in nature. The second fair use factor favors Defendants.
As to the third fair use factor, Professor Dixon uploaded 35 pages or 8.14% of the total work of The Slave Community to ERES. This excerpt was one of eight
As to the fourth fair use factor, effect on the market, the Court first looks to whether Professor Dixon's use of The Slave Community affected the market for purchasing the book as a whole. Students would not pay $42.95 for the entire book when only 35 pages were required reading for Professor Dixon's course. Neither would a professor require students to purchase the entire book in such an instance. Therefore, the Court rejects any argument that the use of the excerpt from The Slave Community had a negative effect on the market for purchase of the book itself.
Plaintiffs produced evidence demonstrating that there was a ready market for licensed digital excerpts of this work in 2009 through CCC. The unpaid use of the excerpt by Professor Dixon and her students caused very small, but actual, damage to the value of Oxford's copyright. In addition, widespread use of similar unlicensed excerpts could cause substantial harm. Oxford lost permissions income. Factor four strongly favors Plaintiffs.
After considering all four fair use factors and weighing them together, the Court finds that Defendants have met their burden of proving that Professor Dixon's use of The Slave Community was a fair use under the Copyright Act. Thus, this claim of copyright infringement fails.
African American Single Mothers was first published by Sage in 1995 [Pls. Ex. 202]. It is a 232 page, ten chapter volume edited by Bette Dickerson. The book is part of the Sage Series on Race and Ethnic Relations, which is designed for academic users studying and working in areas related to race and ethnic relations [Pls. Ex. 202]. The book gives an Afrocentric, feminist perspective on the African American mother-centered family [Pls. Ex. 202]. The book retails for $67.95 in paperback [Jt. Ex. 5 at D38]. The book has earned $53,007.84 in net sales revenue [Pls. Ex. 206]. Excerpts from the book were available for digital licensing through CCC in 2009 [Pls. Ex. 206]. From July 1, 2004 until December 1, 2010, African American Single Mothers earned $782.14 in ECCS permissions revenue [Pls. Ex. 206]. In addition, licensed digital excerpts were available directly from Sage through its in-house permissions program in 2009; the book has earned $2,841.57 through Sage's permissions program [Pls. Ex. 206, 207].
Professor Dixon requested that pages 117-145 of African American Single Mothers be uploaded to ERES [Jt. Ex. 5 at D-38]. This 29 page excerpt was a chapter written by Suzanne M. Randolph entitled "African American Children in Single-Mother Families" [Pls. Ex. 202]. The chapter represents 12.50% of the book [Pls. Ex. 202; Jt. Ex. 5 at D-38]. The excerpt was not required reading for the entire class; rather, it was used by two to three students to prepare for a class presentation [Tr. Vol. 9 at 62; Pls. Ex. 542]. Only those students responsible for the presentation of this work were required to read the excerpt from African American Single Mothers [Tr. Vol. 9 at 62], but the excerpt had a hit count of fifteen on the ERES system [Jt. Ex. 3 at 75]. Had permissions fees been paid via CCC for the digital distribution of this excerpt to the entire class, Sage would have earned less than $203.61 in net revenue from permissions.
Defendants do not contest that Plaintiffs have established a prima facie case of copyright infringement for African American Single Mothers [Doc. 411 at 27-28]. The external editor and the contributing authors have granted Sage exclusive publication rights. The copyright is registered in Sage's name [Pls. Exs. 204, 205], satisfying the first prong of the prima facie case of copyright infringement. A copy of an excerpt from African American Single Mothers was uploaded to Georgia State's ERES system, satisfying the second prong of the prima facie case of copyright infringement.
As to the first element of fair use, an excerpt from African American Single Mothers was used by a nonprofit educational institution for the nonprofit, educational purposes of teaching and scholarship. Free copies were provided for the exclusive use of students in Professor Dixon's class. The first factor weighs strongly in favor of Defendants. As to the second element of fair use, African American Single Mothers is a non-fiction work evaluating the history, dilemmas, media portrayals, and value of the African American mother-centered family. African American Single Mothers is an academic work that is informational in nature. The second factor weighs in favor of Defendants.
As to the third fair use factor, Professor Dixon uploaded 29 pages of African American Single Mothers to ERES, which represents 12.50% of the total work. This excerpt was one of ten chapters in African American Single Mothers. Because the work contained ten chapters, Professor Dixon properly adhered to the one chapter limit; this was a decidedly small amount. The third factor weighs in favor of Defendants.
As to the fourth fair use factor, effect on the market, the Court first looks to whether Professor Dixon's use of African American Single Mothers affected the market for purchasing the book as a whole. Students would not pay $67.95 for the entire book when only 29 pages were required reading for Professor Dixon's course. Neither would a professor require students to purchase the entire book in such an instance. Therefore, the Court rejects any argument that the use of the excerpt from African American Single Mothers had a negative effect on the market for sale of the book itself.
Plaintiffs produced evidence demonstrating that there was a ready market for licensed digital excerpts of this work in 2009 through CCC and through Sage's in-house program. The unpaid use of the excerpt by Professor Dixon and her students caused very small, but actual, damage to the value of Sage's copyright. In addition, widespread use of similar unlicensed excerpts could cause substantial harm. Sage lost permissions income. Factor four strongly favors Plaintiffs.
After considering all four fair use factors and weighing them together, the Court finds that Defendants have met their burden of proving that Professor Dixon's use of African American Single Mothers was a fair use under the Copyright Act. Thus, this claim of copyright infringement fails.
Black Children (Second Edition) was first published by Sage in 2002 [Pls. Ex.
Professor Dixon requested that pages 73-96, the entirety of chapter six, of Black Children (Second Edition) be uploaded to ERES for distribution to students in her AAS 3000 course [Pls. Ex. 209]. The excerpted chapter was entitled "Racial Identity Development in African American Children: Cognitive and Experiential Antecedents" by Carolyn Bennett Murray and Jelani Mandara. It totaled 24 pages or 9.38% of the work. The excerpt was not required reading for the entire class; rather, it was used by two to three students to prepare for a presentation to the class [Tr. Vol. 9 at 64; Pls. Ex. at 542]. Only those students responsible for the presentation of this work were required to read the excerpt from Black Children (Second Edition) [Tr. Vol. 9 at 64]. The excerpt had a hit count of thirteen on the ERES system [Jt. Ex. 3 at 174]. Had permissions been paid to CCC for the distribution of this excerpt to the entire class, Sage would have earned less than $168.50 in net revenue from permissions.
Defendants do not contest that Plaintiffs have established a prima facie case of copyright infringement for Black Children (Second Edition) [Doc. 411 at 27-28]. The external editor has assigned Sage the exclusive right to publish the book and agreed that the copyright would be registered in Sage's name. The contributing author contract assigns the exclusive right to publish the contribution. The copyright is registered in Sage's name [Pls. Exs. 212, 213], satisfying the first prong of the prima facie case of copyright infringement. A copy of an excerpt from Black Children (Second Edition) was uploaded to Georgia State's ERES system, satisfying the second prong of the prima facie case of copyright infringement.
As to the first element of fair use, an excerpt from Black Children (Second Edition) was used by a nonprofit educational institution for the nonprofit, educational purposes of teaching and scholarship. Free copies were provided for the exclusive use of students in Professor Dixon's class. The first factor weighs strongly in favor of Defendants.
As to the second element of fair use, Black Children (Second Edition) analyzes experiences unique to African American children. Black Children (Second Edition) is an academic work that is informational in nature. The second fair use factor favors Defendants.
As to the fourth fair use factor, effect on the market, the Court looks to whether Professor Dixon's use of Black Children (Second Edition) affected the market for purchasing the book as a whole. Students would not pay $58.95 (or $114.00 for the hardcover version) for the entire book when only 24 pages were required reading for Professor Dixon's course. Neither would a professor require students to purchase the entire book in such an instance. Therefore, the Court rejects any argument that the use of the excerpt from Black Children (Second Edition) had a negative effect on the market for the purchase of the book itself.
Plaintiffs produced evidence demonstrating that there was a ready market for licensed digital excerpts of this work in 2009 through CCC and through Sage's in-house program. The unpaid use of the excerpt by Professor Dixon and her students caused very small, but actual, damage to the value of Sage's copyright. In addition, widespread use of similar unlicensed excerpts could cause substantial harm. Sage lost permissions income. Factor four strongly favors Plaintiffs.
After considering all four fair use factors and weighing them together, the Court finds that Defendants have met their burden of proving that Professor Dixon's use of Black Children (Second Edition) was a fair use under the Copyright Act. Thus, this claim of copyright infringement fails.
Black Families (Third Edition) was first published by Sage in 1997 [Defs. Ex. 749].
Professor Dixon requested that pages 214-233, one full chapter, of Black Families (Third Edition) be uploaded to ERES for distribution to students in her AAS 3000 course [Jt. Ex. 5 at D-40]. The excerpt was entitled "Out There Stranded: Black Families in White Communities" by Beverly Tatum. The chapter was twenty
Defendants do not contest that Plaintiffs have established a prima facie case of copyright infringement for Black Families (Third Edition) [Doc. 411 at 27-28]. The contract between the external editor and Sage grants Sage the exclusive right to publish the book in its name. The contract with contributing authors grants Sage the exclusive right to publish the contributions. The copyright for the book is registered in Sage's name [Pls. Exs. 221, 219], satisfying the first prong of the prima facie case of copyright infringement. A copy of an excerpt from Black Families (Third Edition) was uploaded to Georgia State's ERES system, satisfying the second prong of the prima facie case of copyright infringement.
As to the first element of fair use, an excerpt from Black Families (Third Edition) was used by a nonprofit educational institution for the nonprofit, educational purposes of teaching and scholarship. Free copies were provided for the exclusive use of students in Professor Dixon's class. The first factor weighs strongly in favor of Defendants.
As to the second element of fair use, Black Families (Third Edition) is a non-fiction work which addresses the historical and modern experiences of African Americans. The book emphasizes the diversity of black experiences today, but also emphasizes the challenges faced by many black families in the United States. These chapters are factual in nature. The second factor favors Defendants.
As to the third fair use factor, Professor Dixon uploaded twenty pages or 4.80% of Black Families (Third Edition) to ERES. The excerpt was one chapter out of 21. Because the work contained more than ten chapters, Professor Dixon properly adhered to the one chapter limit; the amount copied was decidedly small. The third fair use factor weighs in favor of Defendants.
As to the fourth fair use factor, effect on the market, the Court looks to whether Professor Dixon's use of Black Families (Third Edition) affected the market for purchasing the book as a whole. Students would not pay $58.95 for the entire book (or $114.00 for the hardcover version) when only twenty pages were required reading for Professor Dixon's course. Neither would a professor require students to purchase the entire book in such an instance. Therefore, the Court rejects any argument that the use of the excerpt from Black Families (Third Edition) had a negative effect on the market for the purchase of the book itself.
Plaintiffs produced evidence demonstrating that there was a ready market for
After considering all four fair use factors and weighing them together, the Court finds that Defendants have met their burden of proving that Professor Dixon's use of Black Families (Third Edition) was a fair use under the Copyright Act. Thus, this claim of copyright infringement fails.
Professor Hartwig is a professor in the Art History department at Georgia State and has been teaching at Georgia State since 2001 [Tr. Vol. 9 at 26-27]. Professor Hartwig did not attend any training on Georgia State's Copyright Policy [Tr. Vol. 9 at 46].
During the fall 2009 semester, Professor Hartwig taught a course entitled "The Materiality of Ancient Egyptian Painting" [Pls. Ex. 550; Tr. Vol. 9 at 29]. AH 4900 is a seminar for undergraduate and graduate students that examines historical and material aspects of Egyptian art [Pls. Ex. 550; Tr. Vol. 9 at 29-30]. Thirteen students were enrolled in Professor Hartwig's course during the fall 2009 semester [Jt. Ex. 5 at D-41]. As evidenced by the syllabus for this course, there were no required textbooks for the course; all assigned readings were made available through ERES [Pls. Ex. 550].
Ancient Egyptian Materials and Technology was first published by Cambridge in 2000 [Pls. Ex. 6]. It is a 724 page, 25 chapter volume edited by Paul T. Nicholson and Ian Shaw [Pls. Ex. 6]. It is a research-based, scholarly work that contains a highly detailed, in-depth study of craftwork, materials, and technology in ancient Egypt [Pls. Ex. 6; Jt. Ex. 5 at D-41]. The book retails for $248.00 [Jt. Ex. 5 at D-41]. The net sales revenue from date of first publication to December 31, 2010 was £170,793.00 [Pls. Ex. 13]. There is no evidence in the record reflecting that the work was available for licensed digital excerpts in 2009.
Professor Hartwig requested that pages 44-54 and 104-120 of Ancient Egyptian Materials and Technology be uploaded to ERES for distribution to students in her AH 4900 course [Jt. Ex. 5 at D-41]. The first excerpt is a portion of chapter two, entitled "Stone," by Barbara Aston, James Harrell, and Ian Shaw. The second excerpt is the entirety of chapter four, entitled "Painting Materials," by Lorna Lee and Stephen Quirke. The excerpts were eleven and seventeen pages, respectively, totaling 28 pages, or 3.87% of the total work [Pls. Ex. 6]. Neither excerpt was required reading for the class, and the former excerpt was not listed on the syllabus [Pls. Ex. 550; Tr. Vol. 9 at 35]. However, the excerpts were posted to ERES and were accessed 25 times according to the ERES hit list [Jt. Ex. 3 at 191].
Ancient Egyptian Materials and Technology was first published by Cambridge in 2000; Cambridge did not obtain a certificate of copyright registration until December 27, 2010 [Pls. Ex. 12]. 17 U.S.C. § 410(c) states:
17 U.S.C. § 410(c). Accordingly, because the certificate of registration for Ancient Egyptian Materials and Technology was not made before or within five years after the first date of publication, the prima facie presumption of originality does not exist. Instead, the Court must use its discretion to determine the copyrightability/originality of Ancient Egyptian Materials and Technology.
To qualify for copyright protection, a work must be the author's original work. Harper & Row Publishers, Inc. v. Nation Enters., 471 U.S. 539, 547-49, 105 S.Ct. 2218, 85 L.Ed.2d 588 (1985). Original "means only that the work was independently created by the author (as opposed to copied from other works), and that it possesses at least some minimal degree of creativity." Feist Publ'ns, Inc. v. Rural Tel. Serv. Co., 499 U.S. 340, 345, 111 S.Ct. 1282, 113 L.Ed.2d 358 (1991). To meet the creativity requirement, even a slight amount of creativity will suffice. Id. Ancient Egyptian Materials and Technology contains a detailed study of ancient Egyptian materials and technology. Cambridge, in soliciting a copyright registration, declared that Ancient Egyptian Materials and Technology is an original work and nothing in the evidence indicates otherwise. The Court further finds that the book meets the creativity requirement for the purpose of a prima facie case of copyright infringement. Cambridge was assigned copyrights by external editors and by the authors of the contributions [Pls. Exs. 8, 10]. Therefore, the Court finds that Ancient Egyptian Materials and Technology is copyrightable and the first prong of the prima facie case of copyright infringement has been satisfied. Excerpts from the book were uploaded to Georgia State's ERES system, satisfying the second prong of the prima facie case of copyright infringement.
As to the first element of fair use, an excerpt from Ancient Egyptian Materials and Technology was used by a nonprofit educational institution for the nonprofit, educational purposes of teaching and scholarship. Free copies were provided for the exclusive use of students in Professor Hartwig's class. The first factor weighs strongly in favor of Defendants.
As to the second element of fair use, Ancient Egyptian Materials and Technology is a non-fiction reference work that provides an overview of craftwork, materials and technology in ancient Egypt. It is informational in nature. The second fair use factor favors Defendants.
As to the third fair use factor, Professor Hartwig uploaded one full chapter and a portion of another chapter of Ancient Egyptian Materials and Technology. This represents a total of 28 pages or 3.87% of the total work. The work contained more than ten chapters, so Professor Hartwig should have adhered to the one chapter limit. The third factor weighs in favor of Plaintiffs.
As to the fourth fair use factor, effect on the market, the Court first looks to whether Professor Hartwig's use of Ancient Egyptian Materials and Technology affected the market for purchasing the book as a whole. Students would not pay $248.00 for the entire book to read a 28 page excerpt, especially since the excerpt was not required reading for Professor Hartwig's course. Neither would a professor
There is no evidence in the record to show that digital excerpts from this book were available for licensing in 2009. As discussed in Section III.B.2. (Factor 4) above, Defendants prevail on factor four when there is no proof of a ready market for electronic excerpts of the work because there is no avenue through which Defendants could obtain permission to post excerpts of the work to ERES with reasonable ease. The absence of a ready market shifts the factor four analysis to favor fair use. This factor favors Defendants.
After considering all four fair use factors and weighing them together, the Court finds that Defendants have met their burden of proving that Professor Hartwig's use of Ancient Egyptian Materials and Technology was a fair use under the Copyright Act. Thus, this claim of copyright infringement fails.
Professor Kim is a professor in the Applied Linguistics and English as a Second Language departments at Georgia State [Tr. Vol. 6 at 96]. She began working at Georgia State in the fall of 2009 [Tr. Vol. 6 at 132].
Professor Kim regularly uses both uLearn and ERES to distribute readings to students in her courses in electronic format [Tr. Vol. 6 at 97]. She understands that Georgia State's Copyright Policy applies to uLearn and ERES [Tr. Vol. 6 at 130-131]. Professor Kim's training on Georgia State's Copyright Policy and the use of the fair use checklist was limited to a 20 or 30 minute session during new teacher orientation [Tr. Vol. 6 at 113-114].
Of the alleged infringements discussed in this section, if Professor Kim owned the book, she scanned the excerpt herself and uploaded it to uLearn for distribution to the students in her course; if Professor Kim did not own the book, she requested the library upload the excerpt to ERES for distribution to the students [Tr. Vol. 6 at 97].
AL 8550 is a graduate course offered to in-service and pre-service teachers who want to be second language teachers for languages such as English, French, and Spanish [Tr. Vol. 6 at 140]. The purpose of the course is to help the in-service and pre-service teachers learn existing testing items and design effective classroom-based tests as well as score and interpret the tests correctly [Id.]. Approximately sixteen students were enrolled in the course during the fall 2009 semester [Tr. Vol. 6 at 96]. As evidenced by the syllabus for this course and Professor Kim's testimony, students were required to purchase one text for the course, as well as complete several required readings posted on ERES and uLearn [Pls. Ex. 519; Tr. Vol. 6 at 99-111, 135]. Professor Kim testified that for some of the readings initially identified as required on the syllabus, she later announced to the class during the semester that they were no longer required or that only portions of the excerpt were required [Tr. Vol. 6 at 144-145].
Criterion Referenced Language Testing was first published by Cambridge in 2002, but Cambridge did not obtain a certificate of copyright registration until December 27, 2010 [Pls. Exs. 85, 87]. It is a 336 page, seven chapter book authored by James Dean Brown and Thom Hudson. It is part of the Cambridge Applied Linguistics
Professor Kim initially requested pages 101-148, the entirety of chapter four, of the book be placed on Georgia State's ERES system for distribution to the students in her course as required reading [Tr. Vol. 6 at 110-111].
Criterion Referenced Language Testing was first published by Cambridge in 2002, but Cambridge did not obtain a certificate of copyright registration until December 27, 2010. 17 U.S.C. § 410(c) states:
17 U.S.C. § 410(c). Accordingly, because the certificate of registration for Criterion Referenced Language Testing was not made before or within five years after the first date of publication, the prima facie presumption of originality does not exist. Instead, the Court must use its discretion to determine the copyrightability/originality of Criterion Referenced Language Testing.
The following language appears in the acknowledgments section of the book:
[Pls. Ex. 85]. By stating "[i]t has not been possible to identify, or trace, sources of all the materials used," Cambridge recognized that it could not prove the originality of all the material used because it had not obtained permission from some of the authors of the material used. This acknowledgment is to Cambridge's credit. However, copyright protection in a work extends only to those elements that are original to the author. Feist, 499 U.S. at 348, 111 S.Ct. 1282. For the Court to determine whether the excerpt at issue in this case is original or otherwise protected by Cambridge's copyright for the full work, Plaintiffs would have needed to provide evidence about the source of, or Cambridge's rights to, the specific excerpt at issue. Because Plaintiffs did not provide evidence regarding which portions of the book are original and for which portions they did obtain permission, the Court finds that Cambridge has not met its burden of proving the originality of Criterion Referenced Language Testing. Therefore, Plaintiffs have failed to establish the first prong of the prima facie case of copyright infringement for Criterion Referenced Language Testing. It is not necessary to address Defendants' fair use defense. This infringement claim fails.
Assessing Grammar was first published by Cambridge in 2004, but Cambridge did not obtain a certificate of copyright registration
Professor Kim requested pages 49-82 and 100-143, the entirety of chapters three and five, of the book be placed on Georgia State's ERES system for distribution to the students in her course as required reading [Tr. Vol. 6 at 103]. This 80 page excerpt represents 25.24% of the work.
Assessing Grammar was first published by Cambridge in 2004, but Cambridge did not obtain a certificate of copyright registration until December 27, 2010 [Pls. Ex. 17]. 17 U.S.C. § 410(c) states:
17 U.S.C. § 410(c). Accordingly, because the certificate of registration for Assessing Grammar was not made before or within five years after the first date of publication, the prima facie presumption of originality does not exist. Instead, the Court must use its discretion to determine the copyrightability/originality of Assessing Grammar.
To qualify for copyright protection, a work must be the author's original work. Harper & Row Publishers, Inc. v. Nation Enters., 471 U.S. 539, 547-49, 105 S.Ct. 2218, 85 L.Ed.2d 588 (1985). Original "means only that the work was independently created by the author (as opposed to copied from other works), and that it possesses at least some minimal degree of creativity." Feist, 499 U.S. at 345, 111 S.Ct. 1282. To meet the creativity requirement, even a slight amount of creativity will suffice. Id. Assessing Grammar contains a comprehensive overview and analysis of assessing language learners' grammatical abilities. Cambridge, in soliciting a copyright registration, declared that Assessing Grammar is an original work and nothing in the evidence indicates otherwise. The Court further finds that the book meets the creativity requirement for the purpose of a prima facie case of copyright infringement. The book's author assigned his copyright to Cambridge. Therefore, the Court finds that Assessing Grammar is copyrightable and the first prong of the prima facie case of copyright infringement has been satisfied.
As evidenced by Professor Kim's testimony and the ERES hit count, a copy of
However, the hit count of one demonstrates that students did not access the excerpt through ERES [Jt. Ex. 3 at 210]; the only hit is likely attributable to the staff librarian, Professor Kim herself, or counsel for the parties [See Laura Burtle, Tr. Vol. 11 at 131]. Because the students did not access the excerpt, the act of uploading it to ERES did not impact the market for Assessing Grammar and did not harm Cambridge. Thus, although the act of uploading the excerpt to ERES technically satisfies the second prong of the infringement analysis, the Court finds the use that resulted from this upload to be de minimis such that it "need not be prohibited in order to protect the author's incentive to create." See Sony Corp. of Am. v. Universal City Studios, Inc., 464 U.S. 417, 450-51, n. 34, 104 S.Ct. 774, 78 L.Ed.2d 574 (1984) and accompanying text ("`In certain situations, the copyright owner suffers no substantial harm from the use of the work .... Here again, is the partial marriage between the doctrine of fair use and the legal maxim de minimis non curat lex.'") (quoting ALAN LATMAN, FAIR USE OF COPYRIGHTED WORKS (1958)) (additional citations omitted). Accordingly, the Court need not address the fair use defense for Professor Kim's use of Assessing Grammar. This claim of copyright infringement fails.
Assessing Reading was first published by Cambridge on February 24, 2000 in the United Kingdom and subsequently published on March 28, 2000 in the United States [Pls. Exs. 29, 31]. It is 413 pages in length and has nine chapters [Pls. Ex. 29]. The book, authored by J. Charles Alderson, is part of the Cambridge Language Assessment series. This book concerns the development, design, and use of reading tests. It is aimed at language testing professionals, including teachers of second language. It can be classified as a textbook [Pls. Ex. 29]. The book retails for $85.00 in hardcover and $40.00 in paperback. It has earned £86,464 in net sales revenue from date of first publication through October 31, 2010 [Pls. Ex. 32]. There is no evidence in the record reflecting that Assessing Reading was available for licensed digital excerpts in 2009.
Professor Kim posted pages 202-270, the entirety of chapter seven, of the book to uLearn as required reading for her AL 8550 course [Tr. Vol. 6 at 105-106]. Because the reading was available through uLearn, there is no hit count in evidence to determine how often it was accessed by students. In addition to uploading the excerpt to uLearn, Professor Kim placed a copy of Assessing Reading on hard copy reserve in the library [Tr. Vol. 6 at 138].
Assessing Reading was first published outside the United States on February 24, 2000 and published in the United States on March 28, 2000, more than 30 days after the first publication. Thus, Assessing Reading is a foreign work as defined by the Copyright Act; a copyright registration is not necessary to bring a claim of copyright infringement. 17 U.S.C. § 104(b)(2).
This book concerns the development, design and use of reading tests. It is aimed at language testing professionals, including teachers of second language. It can be classified as a textbook.
In order to establish the copyrightability of the work, Plaintiffs have the burden of demonstrating its originality. Feist, 499
The following language appears in the acknowledgments section at the beginning of the book:
[Pls. Ex. 29]. By stating "[i]t has not been possible to identify or trace, sources of all the materials used and in such cases the publishers would welcome information from copyright owners," Cambridge recognized that it could not prove the originality of all of the contents because it had not obtained permission from some of the authors of the material used. This acknowledgment is to Cambridge's credit. However, for the Court to determine whether the excerpt at issue in this case is original or otherwise protected by Cambridge's copyright for the full work, Plaintiffs would have needed to provide evidence about the source of, or Cambridge's rights to, the specific excerpt at issue. Because Plaintiffs did not provide evidence regarding which portions of the book are original and for which portions they did obtain permission, the Court finds that Cambridge has not met its burden of proving the originality of Assessing Reading. Therefore, Plaintiffs have failed to establish the first prong of the prima facie case of copyright infringement for Assessing Reading. It is not necessary to address Defendants' fair use defense. This infringement claim fails.
Fundamental Considerations in Language Testing was first published by Oxford in 1990, but Oxford did not obtain a certificate of copyright registration until March 15, 2011 [Pls. Exs. 406, 408]. It is a 420 page, eight chapter book authored by Lyle F. Bachman [Pls. Ex. 406]. The book is part of the Oxford Applied Linguistics series and provides a comprehensive overview of the context that determines the uses of language tests and the nature of the language abilities to be measured [Jt. Ex. 5 at D-45; Pls. Ex. 406]. It addresses the fundamental questions that must be considered before designing language tests. It is aimed at language testing processionals, including language teachers. Fundamental Considerations in Language Testing retails for $33.95 and has earned £151,242.15
Professor Kim posted pages 81-110 of the book (the entirety of chapter four, entitled "Communicative Language Ability") on uLearn for distribution to the students in her course as optional reading [Tr. Vol. 6 at 101-102, 146-147]. Because the reading was available through uLearn, there is no hit count in evidence to determine whether it was regularly accessed by students.
Fundamental Considerations in Language Testing was first published by Oxford in 1990, but Oxford did not obtain a
17 U.S.C. § 410(c). Accordingly, because the certificate of registration for Fundamental Considerations in Language Testing was not made before or within five years after the first date of publication, the prima facie presumption of originality does not exist. Instead, the Court must use its discretion to determine the copyrightability/originality of Fundamental Considerations in Language Testing.
To qualify for copyright protection, a work must be the author's original work. Harper & Row Publishers, Inc. v. Nation Enters., 471 U.S. 539, 547-49, 105 S.Ct. 2218, 85 L.Ed.2d 588 (1985). Original "means only that the work was independently created by the author (as opposed to copied from other works), and that it possesses at least some minimal degree of creativity." Feist, 499 U.S. at 345, 111 S.Ct. 1282. To meet the creativity requirement, even a slight amount of creativity will suffice. Id. Fundamental Considerations in Language Testing consists of a comprehensive overview of measurement, the context that determines the uses of language tests, and the nature of the language abilities to be measured. Oxford, in soliciting a copyright registration, declared that Fundamental Considerations in Language Testing is an original work and nothing in the evidence indicates otherwise. The Court further finds that the book easily meets the creativity requirement for the purpose of establishing a prima facie case of copyright infringement. Further, the author has granted Oxford the exclusive right to publish the book. Therefore, the Court finds that Fundamental Considerations in Language Testing is copyrightable and the first prong of the prima facie case of copyright infringement has been satisfied.
As evidenced by Professor Kim's testimony, a copy of an excerpt from Fundamental Considerations in Language Testing was uploaded to Georgia State's uLearn system; thus the second prong of the prima facie case of copyright infringement has been established because an excerpt of Fundamental Considerations in Language Testing was copied without seeking copyright permissions. Accordingly, Plaintiffs have met their burden of establishing a prima facie case of copyright infringement for Professor Kim's use of Fundamental Considerations in Language Testing.
As to the first element of fair use, an excerpt from Fundamental Considerations in Language Testing was used by a nonprofit educational institution for the nonprofit, educational purposes of teaching and scholarship. Free copies were provided for the exclusive use of students in Professor Kim's class. The first factor weighs strongly in favor of Defendants.
As to the second element of fair use, Fundamental Considerations in Language Testing is a non-fiction book that provides an overview of measuring language abilities, including the context that determines the uses of language tests and the nature of language abilities. The presentation is informational in nature. The second factor weighs in favor of Defendants.
As to the third fair use factor, Professor Kim uploaded 30 pages of Fundamental Considerations in Language Testing to uLearn. The excerpt was one full chapter
As to the fourth fair use factor, effect on the market, the Court first looks to whether Professor Kim's use of Fundamental Considerations in Language Testing affected the market for purchasing the book as a whole. The Court infers that students would not pay $33.95 for the entire book to read a 30 page excerpt, especially since the excerpt was not required reading for Professor Kim's course. Neither would a professor require students to purchase the entire book in such an instance. Therefore, the Court rejects any argument that the use of the excerpt from Fundamental Considerations in Language Testing had a negative effect on the market for purchase of the book itself.
There is no evidence in the record to show that digital excerpts from this book were available for licensing through CCC in 2009. As discussed in Section III.B.2. (Factor 4) above, Defendants prevail on factor four when there is no proof of a ready market for electronic excerpts of the work because there is no avenue through which Defendants could obtain permission to post excerpts of the work to ERES with reasonable ease. The absence of a ready market shifts the factor four analysis to favor fair use. This factor favors Defendants.
After considering all four fair use factors and weighing all the factors together, the Court finds that Defendants have met their burden of proving that Professor Kim's use of Fundamental Considerations in Language Testing was a fair use under the Copyright Act. Thus, this claim of copyright infringement fails.
Language Testing in Practice was first published by Oxford in 1996, but Oxford did not obtain a certificate of copyright registration until March 15, 2011 [Pls. Exs. 418, 420]. It is a 383 page, twelve chapter book authored by Lyle F. Bachman and Adrian S. Palmer [Pls. Ex. 406]. The book is part of the Oxford Applied Linguistics series. It addresses designing and developing useful language tests, as well as analyzing data from language tests. It is aimed at classroom language teachers and can be classified as a textbook.
The following language appears at the beginning of the book:
[Pls. Ex. 418]. Language Testing in Practice retails for $33.95 and has earned £169,112.15
Professor Kim uploaded pages 17-42, 43-60, and 85-94 (the entirety of chapters two, three, and five) on uLearn for distribution to the students in her course [Tr. Vol. 6 at 137]. This excerpt of three chapters totaled 54 pages, or 14.10% of the book. Professor Kim also placed a copy of the book on hard copy reserve in the library [Tr. Vol. 6 at 137]. Had permissions fees been paid for this excerpt via CCC's ECCS program, Oxford would have earned less than $88.13 in net revenue from permissions income from the class of sixteen students.
Language Testing in Practice was first published by Oxford in 1996, but Oxford did not obtain a certificate of copyright registration until March 15, 2011. 17 U.S.C. § 410(c) states:
17 U.S.C. § 410(c). Accordingly, because the certificate of registration for Language Testing in Practice was not made before or within five years after the first date of publication, the prima facie presumption of originality does not exist. Instead, the Court must use its discretion to determine the copyrightability/originality of Language Testing in Practice.
In the acknowledgments section of Language Testing in Practice, the following language is included:
[Id.]. By stating "[e]very effort has been made to trace the owners of copyright material in this book, but we should be pleased to hear from any copyright holder whom we have been unable to contact ..." Oxford recognized that it could not prove the originality of all the material used because it had not identified the source and/or authors of some of the material. This acknowledgment is to Oxford's credit. However, copyright protection in a work extends only to those elements that are original to the author. Feist, 499 U.S. at 348, 111 S.Ct. 1282. For the Court to determine whether the excerpt at issue in this case is original or otherwise protected by Oxford's copyright for the full work, Plaintiffs would have needed to provide evidence about the source of, or Oxford's rights to, the specific excerpt at issue. Because Plaintiffs did not provide evidence regarding which portions of the book are
Assessing Listening was first published by Cambridge in 2001, but Cambridge did not obtain a certificate of copyright registration until March 7, 2011 [Pls. Exs. 24, 26]. It is a 287 page, nine chapter book authored by Gary Buck [Pls. Ex. 24]. The book is part of the Cambridge Language Assessment series. It addresses the major areas of listening research including guidelines for testing [Pls. Ex. 24]. It is aimed at classroom teachers of second language and can be classified as a textbook.
The book retails for $82.00 in hardcover and $30.00 in paperback, and it has earned £63,567 in net sales revenue from date of first publication through October 31, 2010 [Pls. Ex. 27]. There is no evidence in the record reflecting Assessing Listening was available for licensed digital excerpts in 2009.
Professor Kim initially uploaded pages 116-153,
Assessing Listening was first published by Cambridge in 2001, but Cambridge did not obtain a certificate of copyright registration until March 7, 2011. 17 U.S.C. § 410(c) states:
17 U.S.C. § 410(c). Accordingly, because the certificate of registration for Assessing Listening was not made before or within five years after the first date of publication, the prima facie presumption of originality does not exist. Instead, the Court must use its discretion to determine the copyrightability/originality of Assessing Listening.
The following language appears in the acknowledgments section at the beginning of the book:
[Pls. Ex. 24]. By stating "[i]t has not been possible to identify, or trace, sources of all the materials used and in such cases the
Assessing Languages for Specific Purposes was first published by Cambridge on December 9, 1999 in the United Kingdom and subsequently published on February 28, 2000 in the United States [Pls. Exs. 20, 22]. It is 330 pages in length, has eight chapters, and was authored by Dan Douglas [Pls. Ex. 20]. The book is part of the Cambridge Language Assessment series and provides analysis of the implementation of language tests for specific purposes, as opposed to general purpose language tests [Pls. Ex. 20; Jt. Ex. 5 at D-48].
The book retails for $75.00 in hardcover and $34.00 in paperback. It has earned £48,384 in net sales revenue from date of first publication through October 31, 2010 [Pls. Ex. 23]. There is no evidence in the record reflecting that the work was available for licensed excerpts via CCC or otherwise in 2009.
Professor Kim uploaded pages 24-40
Assessing Languages for Specific Purposes was first published outside the United States on December 9, 1999 and published in the United States on February 28, 2000, more than 30 days after the first publication. Thus Assessing Languages for Specific Purposes is a foreign work as defined by the Copyright Act; a copyright registration is not necessary to bring a claim of copyright infringement. 17 U.S.C. § 104(b)(2).
The following language appears in the acknowledgments section at the beginning of the book:
[Pls. Ex. 20]. By stating "[i]t has not been possible to identify or trace, sources of all the materials used and in such cases the publishers would welcome information from copyright owners," Cambridge recognized that it could not prove the originality of all the material used because it had not identified the source and/or authors of some of the material. This acknowledgment is to Cambridge's credit. However, copyright protection in a work extends only to those elements that are original to the author. Feist, 499 U.S. at 348, 111 S.Ct. 1282. For the Court to determine whether the excerpt at issue in this case is original or otherwise protected by Cambridge's copyright for the full work, Plaintiffs would have needed to provide evidence about the source of, or Cambridge's rights to, the specific excerpt at issue. Because Plaintiffs did not provide evidence regarding which portions of the book are original and for which portions they did obtain permission, the Court finds that Cambridge has not met its burden of proving the originality of Assessing Languages for Specific Purposes. Therefore, Plaintiffs have failed to establish the first prong of the prima facie case of copyright infringement for Assessing Languages for Specific Purposes. It is not necessary to address Defendants' fair use defense. This infringement claim fails.
Assessing Speaking was first published by Cambridge in 2004, but Cambridge did not obtain a certificate of copyright registration until March 17, 2011 [Pls. Exs. 34, 36]. It is a 228 page, eight chapter book authored by Sari Luoma [Pls. Ex. 34]. The book is part of the Cambridge Language Assessment series and addresses developing tests of speaking ability, designed for teachers of second language and language testers [Pls. Ex. 34]. Assessing Speaking retails for $88.00 in hardcover and $41.00 in paperback [Jt. Ex. 5 at D-49]. The net sales revenue of the book from the date of first publication through the end of January 2011 was £58,893 [Pls. Ex. 37]. There is no evidence in the record reflecting that Assessing Speaking was available for licensed digital excerpts in 2009.
Professor Kim initially posted pages 59-95 and 139-169,
Assessing Speaking was first published by Cambridge in 2004, but Cambridge did not obtain a certificate of copyright registration until March 17, 2011. 17 U.S.C. § 410(c) states:
17 U.S.C. § 410(c). Accordingly, because the certificate of registration for Assessing Speaking was not made before or within five years after the first date of publication, the prima facie presumption of originality does not exist. Instead, the Court must use its discretion to determine the copyrightability/originality of Assessing Speaking.
To qualify for copyright protection, a work must be the author's original work. Harper & Row Publishers, Inc. v. Nation Enters., 471 U.S. 539, 547-49, 105 S.Ct. 2218, 85 L.Ed.2d 588 (1985). Original "means only that the work was independently created by the author (as opposed to copied from other works), and that it possesses at least some minimal degree of creativity." Feist Publ'ns, Inc. v. Rural Tel. Serv. Co., 499 U.S. 340, 345, 111 S.Ct. 1282, 113 L.Ed.2d 358 (1991). To meet the creativity requirement, even a slight amount of creativity will suffice. Id. Assessing Speaking is a comprehensive overview of the research on the assessment of speaking, designed for teachers and language testers. Cambridge, in soliciting a copyright registration, declared that Assessing Speaking is an original work and nothing in the evidence indicates otherwise. The Court finds that the book easily meets the creativity requirement for the purpose of establishing a prima facie case of copyright infringement. Therefore, the Court finds that Assessing Speaking is copyrightable. Also, the Court finds that the author of the book assigned his copyright to Cambridge. The first prong of the prima facie case of copyright infringement has been satisfied.
As evidenced by Professor Kim's testimony, a copy of an excerpt from Assessing Speaking was uploaded to Georgia State's uLearn system; thus the second prong of the prima facie case of copyright infringement has been established because an excerpt of Assessing Speaking was copied without seeking copyright permissions. Accordingly, Plaintiffs have met their burden of establishing a prima facie case of copyright infringement for Professor Kim's use of Assessing Speaking.
As to the first element of fair use, an excerpt from Assessing Speaking was used by a nonprofit educational institution for the nonprofit, educational purposes of teaching and scholarship. Free copies were provided for the exclusive use of students in Professor Kim's class. The first factor weighs strongly in favor of Defendants.
As to the second element of fair use, Assessing Speaking is a non-fiction work that provides an overview of existing research on the assessment of speaking. The presentation is informational in nature. The second factor weighs in favor of Defendants.
As to the third fair use factor, Professor Kim uploaded two chapters from Assessing Speaking to uLearn. This represents 68 pages and 29.82% of the total work. Defendants contend that 50 of the 68 pages are not protected by the copyright registration because they cite to other authors' works or contain material in the public domain that is not copyrightable. Although the Court agrees with Defendants that material in the public domain is not copyrightable, Defendants' calculations do not accurately reflect that principle because in their calculations, they exclude entire pages from the page count even when only a small fraction of the page
As to the fourth fair use factor, effect on the market, the Court first looks to whether Professor Kim's use of Assessing Speaking affected the market for purchasing the book as a whole. The Court infers that students would not pay $41.00 for the entire book (or $88.00 for the hardcover version) for which only 68 pages were required reading for Professor Kim's course. Neither would a professor require students to purchase the entire book in such an instance. Therefore, the Court rejects any argument that the use of the excerpt from Assessing Speaking had a negative effect on the market for purchase of the book itself.
There is no evidence in the record to show that digital excerpts from this book were available for licensing in 2009. As discussed in Section III.B.2. (Factor 4) above, Defendants prevail on factor four when there is no proof of a ready market for electronic excerpts of the work because there is no avenue through which Defendants could obtain permission to post excerpts of the work to ERES with reasonable ease. The absence of a ready market shifts the factor four analysis to favor fair use. This factor favors Defendants.
After considering all four fair use factors and weighing them together, the Court finds that Defendants have met their burden of proving that Professor Kim's use of Assessing Speaking was a fair use. Thus, this claim of copyright infringement fails.
Learning Vocabulary in Another Language was first published by Cambridge in 2001, but Cambridge did not obtain a certificate of copyright registration until March 7, 2011 [Pls. Exs. 125, 127]. It is a 491 page, eleven chapter book authored by I.S.P. Nation [Pls. Ex. 125]. The book is part of the Cambridge Applied Linguistics series and provides a detailed survey of the research and theory on the teaching and learning of vocabulary. It is primarily aimed at teachers of English as a second language. It could be used as a textbook [Pls. Ex. 125]. Learning Vocabulary in Another Language retails for $81.00 in hardcover and $43.00 in paperback [Jt. Ex. 5 at D-50]. The net sales revenue of the book from May 30, 2002 until January 31, 2011 was £151,583 [Pls. Ex. 128]. There is no evidence in the record reflecting that Learning Vocabulary in Another Language was available for licensed digital excerpts in 2009.
Professor Kim initially posted pages 344-379
Learning Vocabulary in Another Language was first published by Cambridge in 2001 but Cambridge did not obtain a certificate of copyright registration until March 7, 2011. 17 U.S.C. § 410(c) states:
17 U.S.C. § 410(c). Accordingly, because the certificate of registration for Learning Vocabulary in Another Language was not made before or within five years after the first date of publication, the prima facie presumption of originality does not exist. Instead, the Court must use its discretion to determine the copyrightability/originality of Learning Vocabulary in Another Language.
To qualify for copyright protection, a work must be the author's original work. Harper & Row Publishers, Inc. v. Nation Enters., 471 U.S. 539, 547-49, 105 S.Ct. 2218, 85 L.Ed.2d 588 (1985). Original "means only that the work was independently created by the author (as opposed to copied from other works), and that it possesses at least some minimal degree of creativity." Feist Publ'ns, Inc. v. Rural Tel. Serv. Co., 499 U.S. 340, 345, 111 S.Ct. 1282, 113 L.Ed.2d 358 (1991). To meet the creativity requirement, even a slight amount of creativity will suffice. Id. Learning Vocabulary in Another Language consists of a survey of the research and theory on the teaching and learning of vocabulary. Cambridge, in soliciting a copyright registration, declared that Learning Vocabulary in Another Language is an original work and nothing in the evidence indicates otherwise. The Court finds that the book easily meets the creativity requirement for the purpose of establishing a prima facie case of copyright infringement. Therefore, the Court finds that Learning Vocabulary in Another Language is copyrightable. The author has assigned his copyright to Cambridge. The copyright is registered in Cambridge's name. The first prong of the prima facie case of copyright infringement has been satisfied.
As evidenced by Professor Kim's testimony, a copy of an excerpt from Learning Vocabulary in Another Language was uploaded to Georgia State's uLearn system; thus the second prong of the prima facie case of copyright infringement has been established because an excerpt of Learning Vocabulary in Another Language was copied without seeking copyright permissions. Accordingly, Plaintiffs have met their burden of establishing a prima facie case of copyright infringement for Professor Kim's use of Learning Vocabulary in Another Language.
As to the first element of fair use, an excerpt from Learning Vocabulary in Another Language was used by a nonprofit educational institution for the nonprofit, educational purposes of teaching and scholarship. Free copies were provided for the exclusive use of students in Professor
As to the second element of fair use, Learning Vocabulary in Another Language is a non-fiction survey of existing research and theory on the teaching and learning of vocabulary. The presentation is factual in nature. The second factor weighs in favor of Defendants.
As to the third fair use factor, Professor Kim uploaded 36 page
As to the fourth fair use factor, effect on the market, the Court first looks to whether Professor Kim's use of Learning Vocabulary in Another Language affected the market for purchasing the book as a whole. The Court infers that students would not pay $43.00 for the entire book (or $81.00 for the hardcover version) when only one chapter (36 pages) was required reading for Professor Kim's course. Neither would a professor require students to purchase the entire book in such an instance. Therefore, the Court rejects any argument that the use of the excerpt from Learning Vocabulary in Another Language had a negative effect on the market for purchase of the book itself.
There is no evidence in the record to show that digital excerpts from this book were available for licensing in 2009. As discussed in Section III.B.2. (Factor 4) above, Defendants prevail on factor four when there is no proof of a ready market for electronic excerpts of the work because there is no avenue through which Defendants could obtain permission to post excerpts of the work to ERES with reasonable ease. The absence of a ready market shifts the factor four analysis to favor fair use. This factor favors Defendants.
After considering all four fair use factors and weighing them together, the Court finds that Defendants have met their burden of proving that Professor Kim's use of Learning Vocabulary in Another Language was a fair use under the Copyright Act. Thus, this claim of copyright infringement fails.
Assessing Vocabulary was first published by Cambridge in 2000, but Cambridge did not obtain a certificate of copyright registration until March 7, 2011 [Pls. Exs. 44, 46]. It is a 293 page, eight chapter book authored by John Read. The book is part of the Cambridge Language Assessment series. It addresses tests for assessing the vocabulary knowledge of second language learners [Pls. Ex. 44]. It is aimed primarily at teachers of second language. The book retails for $61.00 in hardcover and $30.00 in paperback [Jt. Ex. 5 at D-51]. It has earned £62,861 in net sales revenue from date of first publication through October 31, 2010 [Pls. Ex. 47]. There is no evidence in the record reflecting that Assessing Vocabulary was available for licensed digital excerpts in 2009.
Professor Kim uploaded pages 150-187
Assessing Vocabulary was first published by Cambridge in 2000, but Cambridge did not obtain a certificate of copyright registration until March 7, 2011. 17 U.S.C. § 410(c) states:
17 U.S.C. § 410(c). Accordingly, because the certificate of registration for Assessing Vocabulary was not made before or within five years after the first date of publication, the prima facie presumption of originality does not exist. Instead, the Court must use its discretion to determine the copyrightability/originality of Assessing Vocabulary.
In the acknowledgments section of Assessing Vocabulary, Cambridge included a reservation as to the originality of the contents of the book, stating that:
[Pls. Ex. 44]. Cambridge recognizes in this statement that it could not prove the originality of all the material used because it had not identified the source and/or authors of some of the material. This acknowledgment is to Cambridge's credit. However, copyright protection in a work extends only to those elements that are original to the author. Feist, 499 U.S. at 348, 111 S.Ct. 1282. For the Court to determine whether the excerpt at issue in this case is original or otherwise protected by Cambridge's copyright for the full work, Plaintiffs would have needed to provide evidence about the source of, or Cambridge's rights to, the specific excerpt at issue. Because Plaintiffs did not provide evidence regarding which portions of the book are original and for which portions they did obtain permission, the Court finds that Cambridge has not met its burden of proving the originality of Assessing Vocabulary. Therefore, Plaintiffs have failed to establish the first prong of the prima facie case of copyright infringement for Assessing Vocabulary. It is not necessary to address Defendants' fair use defense. This infringement claim fails.
Assessing Writing was first published by Cambridge in 2002, but Cambridge did not obtain a certificate of copyright registration until March 7, 2011 [Pls. Exs. 39, 41]. It is a 282 page, ten chapter book authored by Sara Cushing Weigle [Pls. Ex. 39]. The book is part of the Cambridge Language Assessment series and addresses tests for assessing a student's writing abilities [Pls. Ex. 39]. It is aimed at teachers of second language.
The book retails for $76.00 in hardcover and $29.00 in paperback [Jt. Ex. 5 at D-52]. It has earned £65,392 in net sales revenue from date of first publication
Professor Kim initially uploaded pages 77-139
Assessing Writing was first published by Cambridge in 2002, but Cambridge did not obtain a certificate of copyright registration until March 7, 2011. 17 U.S.C. § 410(c) states:
17 U.S.C. § 410(c). Accordingly, because the certificate of registration for Assessing Writing was not made before or within five years after the first date of publication, the prima facie presumption of originality does not exist. Instead, the Court must use its discretion to determine the copyrightability/originality of Assessing Writing.
In the acknowledgments section of Assessing Writing, Cambridge included the following statement regarding the originality of the contents of the book:
[Pls. Ex. 39]. In this statement, Cambridge recognized that it could not prove the originality of all the material used because it had not identified the source and/or authors of some of the material. This acknowledgment is to Cambridge's credit. However, copyright protection in a work extends only to those elements that are original to the author. Feist, 499 U.S. at 348, 111 S.Ct. 1282. For the Court to determine whether the excerpt at issue in this case is original or otherwise protected by Cambridge's copyright for the full work, Plaintiffs would have needed to provide evidence about the source of, or Cambridge's rights to, the specific excerpt at issue. Because Plaintiffs did not provide evidence regarding which portions of the book are original and for which portions they did obtain permission, the Court finds that Cambridge has not met its burden of proving the originality of Assessing Writing. Therefore, Plaintiffs have failed to establish the first prong of the prima facie case of copyright infringement for Assessing Writing. It is not necessary to address Defendants' fair use defense. This infringement claim fails.
Professor Susan McCombie is a professor at Georgia State and teaches in the Department of Anthropology [Pls. Ex. 536].
Professor McCombie taught ANTH 4440 during the fall semester of 2009 [Pls. Ex. 536]. The course covers basic principles of epidemiology, including its history and uses in public health interventions [Pls. Ex. 536]. Twenty nine undergraduate and graduate students enrolled in the course in the fall of 2009 [Jt. Ex. 5 at D-54; Pls. Ex. 536]. As evidenced by the syllabus, students were required to purchase one textbook for the course, and one additional book was listed as recommended [Pls. Ex. 536]. The syllabus also included a "reading list" with a link to ERES, but with a note stating that "[d]ue to new copyright guidelines, a few articles may not be posted on Eres. Instructions for obtaining these readings will be given in class." [Pls. Ex. 536]. The library owned copies of both works at issue in this case [Defs. Ex. 518].
International Health Organisations was first published by Cambridge in 1995, but Cambridge did not obtain a certificate of copyright registration until December 27, 2010 [Pls. Exs. 108, 111]. It is a 355 page, fifteen chapter volume edited by Paul Weindling. The book is part of the Cambridge History of Medicine series and is comprised of studies (one study per chapter) on international health and welfare organizations between the First and Second World Wars [Pls. Ex. 108]. The Court infers from the book's contents that it is a collective work. International Health Organisations retails for $110.00 [Jt. Ex. 5 at D-53]. The net sales revenue from the date of first publication through November 7, 2010 was £16,284 [Pls. Ex. 112]. There is no evidence in the record reflecting that the work was available for licensed digital excerpts in 2009.
Professor McCombie requested that pages 222-243, or the entirety of chapter eleven, of International Health Organisations be uploaded to ERES for distribution to students in her fall 2009 ANTH 4440 course [Pls. Ex. 536]. The excerpt, entitled "The cycles of eradication: the Rockefeller Foundation and Latin American public health, 1918-1940" was written by Marcos Cueto and totaled 6.20% of the total work [Pls. Ex. 108].
International Health Organisations was first published by Cambridge on July 20, 1995, but Cambridge did not obtain a certificate of copyright registration until December 27, 2010 [Pls. Ex. 111]. 17 U.S.C. § 410(c) states:
17 U.S.C. § 410(c). Accordingly, because the certificate of registration for International Health Organisations was not made before or within five years after the first date of publication, the prima facie presumption of originality does not exist. Instead, the Court must use its discretion to determine the copyrightability/originality of International Health Organisations.
To qualify for copyright protection, a work must be the author's original work. Harper & Row Publishers, Inc. v. Nation Enters., 471 U.S. 539, 547-49, 105 S.Ct. 2218, 85 L.Ed.2d 588 (1985). Original "means only that the work was independently created by the author (as opposed to copied from other works), and that it
A copy of an excerpt from International Health Organisations was uploaded to Georgia State's ERES system, satisfying the second prong of the prima facie case of copyright infringement.
As to the first element of fair use, an excerpt from International Health Organisations was used by a nonprofit educational institution for the nonprofit, educational purposes of teaching and scholarship. Free copies were provided for the exclusive use of students in Professor McCombie's class. The first factor weighs strongly in favor of Defendants.
As to the second element of fair use, International Health Organisations is a non-fiction work that contains academic chapters analyzing international health and welfare organizations based on earlier models. The presentation is informational in nature. The second fair use factor favors Defendants.
As to the third fair use factor, Professor McCombie uploaded 22 pages of International Health Organisations to ERES. This represents 6.20% or one chapter of the total work. Because the work contained more than ten chapters, Professor McCombie properly adhered to the one chapter limit; the amount copied was decidedly small. The third factor weighs in favor of Defendants.
As to the fourth fair use factor, effect on the market, the Court first looks to whether Professor McCombie's use of International Health Organisations affected the market for purchasing the book as a whole. Students would not pay $110.00 for the entire book when only 22 pages were required reading for Professor McCombie's course. Neither would a professor require students to purchase the entire book in such an instance. Therefore, the Court rejects any argument that the use of the excerpt from International Health Organisations had a negative effect on the market for purchase of the book itself.
There is no evidence in the record to show that digital excerpts from this book were available for licensing in 2009. As discussed in Section III.B.2. (Factor 4) above, Defendants prevail on factor four when there is no proof of a ready market for electronic excerpts of the work because there is no avenue through which Defendants could obtain permission to post excerpts of the work to ERES with reasonable ease. The absence of a ready market shifts the factor four analysis to favor fair use. This factor favors Defendants.
After considering all four fair use factors and weighing them together, the Court finds that Defendants have met their burden of proving that Professor McCombie's use of International Health Organisations was a fair use under the Copyright Act. Thus, this claim of copyright infringement fails.
Evolution of Infectious Disease was first published by Oxford in 1994 [Pls. Ex. 388]. It is a 305 page, eleven chapter work authored by Paul W. Ewald that analyzes the role of evolutionary biology in the fight against infectious disease [Pls. Ex. 388; Jt. Ex. 5 at D54]. Evolution of Infectious Disease retails for $170.00 in hardcover and $60.00 in paperback [Jt. Ex. 5 at D-54]. The net sales revenue from the date of first publication through November 7, 2010 was £222,038.50 [Pls. Ex. 357]. There is no evidence in the record reflecting that the work was available for licensed digital excerpts in 2009.
Professor McCombie requested that pages 15-34, the entirety of chapter two, of Evolution of Infectious Disease be uploaded to ERES for distribution to students in her fall 2009 ANTH 4440 course [Pls. Ex. 536]. Chapter two is entitled "Symptomatic Treatment (Or How to Bind The Origin of Species to The Physician's Desk Reference)." It represents 6.56% of the total work.
Evolution of Infectious Disease was first published by Oxford on January 6, 1994 [Pls. Ex. 390], and Oxford obtained a copyright registration for the work on June 27, 1996, which is within five years of the first date of publication. Accordingly, because the certificate of registration for Evolution of Infectious Disease was made before or within five years after the first date of publication, there is a prima facie presumption of originality. 17 U.S.C. § 410(c). Evolution of Infectious Disease was authored by Paul Ewald. The copyright registration lists the author as the copyright claimant [Pls. Ex. 390], but Plaintiffs have provided evidence that the author assigned his right to enjoin infringement of the copyright in the work to Oxford [Pls. Ex. 389]. Plaintiffs have met their burden to show that Oxford has a valid copyright in the work, and the first prong of the prima facie case of copyright infringement has been satisfied.
A copy of an excerpt from Evolution of Infectious Disease was uploaded to Georgia State's ERES system, satisfying the second prong of the prima facie case of copyright infringement.
As to the first element of fair use, an excerpt from Evolution of Infectious Disease was used by a nonprofit educational institution for the nonprofit, educational purposes of teaching and scholarship. Free copies were provided for the exclusive use of students in Professor McCombie's class. The first factor weighs strongly in favor of Defendants.
As to the second element of fair use, Evolution of Infectious Disease is a non-fiction work that provides analysis on evolutionary biology and infectious disease. It is factual in nature. The second fair use factor favors Defendants.
As to the third fair use factor, Professor McCombie uploaded twenty pages of Evolution of Infectious Disease to ERES. This represents 6.56% or one chapter of the total work. Because the work contained more than ten chapters, Professor McCombie properly adhered to the one chapter limit; the amount copied was decidedly small. The third factor weighs in favor of Defendants.
As to the fourth fair use factor, effect on the market, the Court first looks to whether Professor McCombie's use of the excerpt from Evolution of Infectious Disease affected the market for purchasing the book as a whole. Students would not pay $60.00 for the entire book (or $170.00 for the hardcover version) when only twenty pages were assigned for Professor McCombie's course. Neither would a professor
There is no evidence in the record to show that digital excerpts from this book were available for licensing in 2009. As discussed in Section III.B.2. (Factor 4) above, Defendants prevail on factor four when there is no proof of a ready market for electronic excerpts of the work because there is no avenue through which Defendants could obtain permission to post excerpts of the work to ERES with reasonable ease. The absence of a ready market shifts the factor four analysis to favor fair use. This factor favors Defendants.
After considering all four fair use factors and weighing them together, the Court finds that Defendants have met their burden of proving that Professor McCombie's use of Evolution of Infectious Disease was a fair use under the Copyright Act. Thus, this claim of copyright infringement fails.
Professor Gabler-Hover is a tenured professor in the Department of English at Georgia State [Tr. Vol. 8 at 165]. She generally teaches nineteenth century American Literature and Feminist Theory [Tr. Vol. 8 at 165].
Thirty upper level undergraduate students were enrolled in Professor Gabler-Hover's ENGL 4200 course during fall semester 2009 [Tr. Vol. 8 at 167, 169; Jt. Ex. 5 at D-56]. Professor Gabler-Hover created a syllabus for this course in which students were required to purchase five course texts, all of which were fictional works; two additional required readings were uploaded to ERES without seeking copyright permissions [Tr. Vol. 9 at 16; Defs. Ex. 599]. The syllabus instructed students that "many ... items you will need for the course are on library e-reserve for you to print out immediately, forming a course packet for yourself" [Defs. Ex. 599]. Professor Gabler-Hover owned a copy of the book from which she assigned the excerpt at issue here [Tr. Vol. 9 at 16].
A History of Feminist Literary Criticism was first published by Cambridge on August 30, 2007 in the United Kingdom and on October 8, 2007 in the United States [Pls. Ex. 104]. It provides a comprehensive overview and analysis of feminist literary criticism from the Middle Ages through the present [Tr. Vol. 9 at 7; Jt. Ex. 5 at D-56]. The book's editors are Gill Plain and Susan Sellers. It has seventeen chapters and a total of 364 pages [Pls. Ex. 103]. Professor Gabler-Hover requested that pages 322-335, or one full chapter totaling 3.85% of the book, be posted on the ERES system as required reading [Defs. Ex. 599; Tr. Vol. 9 at 10]. The assigned chapter was called "Feminist criticism and technologies of the body" by Stacy Gillis.
The book retails for $130.00 in hardcover [Jt. Ex. 5 at D-56]. Professor Gabler-Hover stated that if a less expensive paperback version of the book were available, she would likely assign this book in her courses [Tr. Vol. 9 at 25]. The book had earned £45,357 in net sales revenue as of October 31, 2010 [Pls. Ex. 106]. There is no evidence in the record reflecting that the work was available for licensed digital excerpts in 2009.
A History of Feminist Literary Criticism was first published outside the United
However, Plaintiffs have failed to produce evidence of an author agreement assigning copyright in the excerpt at issue to Cambridge. There is no evidence that the contributing author either agreed that chapter seventeen was a work made for hire or that she transferred her rights to Cambridge.
A History of Feminist Literary Criticism is an edited volume comprised of chapters written by different authors. Plaintiffs have produced evidence of an editor agreement with both external editors, Professor Susan Sellers and Dr. Gill Plain, assigning their copyright interests in the work to Cambridge [Pls. Ex. 105]. This agreement states that with respect to assignment of rights, "[c]opyright in the individual essays shall be assigned to [Cambridge] by individual contributors." [Pls. Ex. 105]. However, Plaintiffs have not introduced evidence of an author assignment by Stacy Gillis, the author of chapter seventeen, the excerpt assigned by Professor Gabler-Hover. The copyright in this chapter vests initially in the author, Stacy Gillis. Accordingly, Plaintiffs have failed to establish the first prong of the prima facie case of copyright infringement for A History of Feminist Literary Criticism. It is not necessary to address Defendants' fair use defense. This infringement claim fails.
Professor Anggoro is no longer employed at Georgia State. During the fall 2009 semester, she taught a course in the College of Education at Georgia State [Defs. Ex. 610].
EPY 8690 is a course that examines the empirical and theoretical approaches to understanding human thinking across languages and cultures [Defs. Ex. 610]. Nine students enrolled in this seminar in the fall semester of 2009 [Jt. Ex. 5 at D-67]. According to the syllabus, there was no required textbook for the course; all assigned readings were made available online through ERES. [Defs. Ex. 610].
Language Acquisition and Conceptual Development was first published by Cambridge in 2001 [Pls. Ex. 119]. It is a nineteen chapter, 614 page volume edited by Melissa Bowerman and Stephen C. Levinson [Pls. Ex. 119]. The book is part of the Cambridge Language, Culture, and Cognition series, which focuses on the role that various aspects of language play in human cognition. The book grew out of a conference in which papers by various authors were presented; the papers were revised by the authors and are reprinted as chapters in the book. The book is probably a collective work. Language Acquisition and Conceptual Development analyzes the interaction between language acquisition and early cognition [Pls. Ex. 119]. It is aimed at linguistics scholars. The book retails for $140.00 in hardback and $53.00 in paperback [Jt. Ex. 5 at D-67]. The net sales revenue from January 26, 2010, through October 31, 2010 was £456.00 [Pls. Ex. 123]. Digital excerpts from the book were available for licensing through CCC in 2009 [Pls. Ex. 124].
Professor Anggoro requested that pages 566-588, or one full chapter totaling 3.75% of the book, be posted on the ERES system [Defs. Ex. 610; Jt. Ex. 5 at D-67]. The excerpt was the entirety of chapter nineteen, which is entitled "Covariation between spatial language and cognition, and its implications for language learning" by Stephen C. Levinson [Pls. Ex. 119]. Had permissions been paid via CCC for the distribution of this excerpt, Cambridge would have earned less than $26.39 in net revenue from permissions.
Language Acquisition was first published by Cambridge in 2001, but Cambridge did not obtain a certificate of copyright registration until December 27, 2010 [Pls. Ex. 122]. 17 U.S.C. § 410(c) states:
17 U.S.C. § 410(c). Accordingly, because the certificate of registration for Language Acquisition was not made before or within five years after the first date of publication, the prima facie presumption of originality does not exist. Instead, the Court must use its discretion to determine the copyrightability/originality of Language Acquisition.
To qualify for copyright protection, a work must be the author's original work. Harper & Row Publishers, Inc. v. Nation Enters., 471 U.S. 539, 547-49, 105 S.Ct. 2218, 85 L.Ed.2d 588 (1985). Original "means only that the work was independently created by the author (as opposed to copied from other works), and that it possesses at least some minimal degree of creativity." Feist Publ'ns, Inc. v. Rural Tel. Serv. Co., 499 U.S. 340, 345, 111 S.Ct. 1282, 113 L.Ed.2d 358 (1991). To meet the creativity requirement, even a slight amount of creativity will suffice. Id. Language Acquisition contains data and analysis examining the relationship between child language acquisition and cognitive development. Cambridge, in soliciting a copyright registration, declared that Language Acquisition is an original work and nothing in the evidence indicates otherwise. The Court finds that the book easily meets the creativity requirement. Therefore, Language Acquisition is copyrightable. The external editors and the contributing authors assigned their copyrights to Cambridge. The book is registered in Cambridge's name. The first prong of the prima facie case of copyright infringement has been satisfied.
A copy of an excerpt from Language Acquisition was uploaded to Georgia State's ERES system, satisfying the second prong of the prima facie case of copyright infringement.
As to the first element of fair use, an excerpt from Language Acquisition was used by a nonprofit educational institution for the nonprofit, educational purposes of teaching and scholarship. Free copies were provided for the exclusive use of students in Professor Anggoro's class.
As to the second element of fair use, Language Acquisition is a non-fiction work about language acquisition and its relationship to early cognition. The chapters are factual in nature. The second fair use factor favors Defendants.
As to the third fair use factor, Professor Anggoro uploaded 23 pages of Language Acquisition to ERES. This represents one chapter or 3.75% of the total work. Because the work contained more than ten chapters, Professor Anggoro properly adhered to the one chapter limit; the amount copied was decidedly small. The third factor weighs in favor of Defendants.
As to the fourth fair use factor, effect on the market, the Court first looks to whether Professor Anggoro's use of Language Acquisition affected the market for purchasing the book as a whole. Students would not pay $53.00 for the entire book (or $140.00 for the hardcover version) when only 23 pages were assigned for Professor Anggoro's course. Neither would a professor require students to purchase the entire book in such an instance. Therefore, the Court rejects any argument that the use of the excerpt from Language Acquisition had a negative effect on the market for purchase of the book itself.
Plaintiffs produced evidence demonstrating that there was a ready market for licensed digital excerpts of this work in 2009 through CCC. The unpaid use of the excerpt by Professor Anggoro and her students caused very small, but actual, damage to the value of Cambridge's copyright. In addition, widespread use of similar unlicensed excerpts could cause substantial harm. Cambridge lost permissions income. Factor four strongly favors Plaintiffs.
After considering all four fair use factors and weighing them together, the Court finds that Defendants have met their burden of proving that Professor Anggoro's use of Language Acquisition was a fair use under the Copyright Act. Thus, this claim of copyright infringement fails.
Professor Barker is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Communications at Georgia State [Pls. Ex. 977].
Professor Barker taught FILM 4750 during the fall semester of 2009 [Pls. Ex. 533]. The course provides an introduction to film theories [Pls. Ex. 533]. Twenty two students enrolled in the course [Jt. Ex. 5 at D-69]. As evidenced by Professor Barker's syllabus, students were required to purchase one textbook for the course [Pls. Ex. 533]. The syllabus also states that excerpts posted on uLearn and ERES were required reading for the course [Pls. Ex. 533].
Film Language is a translation of Christian Metz's French work Essais sur la Signification au Cinema, Tome I [Defs. Ex. 765]. The French edition was published by Editions Klincksieck ("Klincksieck") in 1971 [Defs. Ex. 765]. The English translation by Michael Taylor was published by Oxford in 1974 [Defs. Ex. 765]. The book has ten chapters and a total of 282 pages [Defs. Ex. 765]. It contains translations of a collection of articles previously written by Metz on cinematographic problems [Defs. Ex. 765]. The book is no longer in print, but licensed digital excerpts of the work were available through CCC in 2009 [Tr. Vol. 3 at 96]. From July 1, 2004 until December 1, 2010, Film Language earned $119.24 in ECCS permissions revenue [Pls. Ex. 394].
The certificate of registration for the English translation of Film Language was filed on May 16, 1974 [Pls. Ex. 391]. Plaintiffs have produced evidence of an agreement between Oxford and Klincksieck, the publisher of the original French version, in which Klincksieck assigns to Oxford rights to translate Film Language into English and to publish and sell the English translation [Pls. Ex. 393]. However, Plaintiffs have failed to produce evidence of an agreement between Oxford and Michael Taylor, the translator of the French work into English, assigning the copyright interest in the work to Oxford.
A translation is a derivative work. 17 U.S.C. § 101 ("A `derivative work' is a work based upon one or more preexisting works, such as a translation ... or any other form in which a work may be recast, transformed, or adapted."). 17 U.S.C. § 103(b) states, "The copyright in a compilation or derivative work extends only to the material contributed by the author of such work, as distinguished from the preexisting material employed in the work, and does not imply any exclusive right in the preexisting material." 17 U.S.C. § 103(b). Thus, although the original author, Metz, or the French publisher, Klincksieck, owns the copyright in the original French chapters,
Although the copyright registration, which lists Oxford as the claimant of the copyright, states that the translation was a work done for hire, there is no evidence in the record that Mr. Taylor agreed it was a work for hire. See 17 U.S.C. § 101 ("A `work made for hire' is ... a work specially ordered or commissioned ... if the parties expressly agree in a written instrument signed by them that the work shall be considered a work made for hire.") (emphasis added).
Plaintiffs contend that Oxford's contract with the foreign publisher grants Oxford exclusive rights in the English translation. However, this agreement merely gives Oxford a portion of the rights owned by Klincksieck, namely the rights to translate, publish, and sell the work in English. Klincksieck does not own any interest in the English translation written by Taylor and therefore cannot transfer that interest to Oxford. Without an agreement from Taylor, Oxford does not have the rights to enforce the copyright in the English translation of chapter five of Film Language.
Accordingly, Plaintiffs have failed to establish the first prong of the prima facie case of copyright infringement for Film Language. It is not necessary to address Defendants' fair use defense. This infringement claim fails.
Professor Gainty is an Assistant Professor of History at Georgia State [Tr. Vol. 9 at 98]. He began teaching at Georgia State in 2007 and is on a tenure track [Tr. Vol. 9 at 90]. He teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in world history [Tr. Vol. 9 at 99]. Although Professor Gainty is aware that Georgia State's Copyright Policy changed in 2009, he does not recall attending a training session on how to fill out the fair use checklist [Tr. Vol. 9 at 127-128].
Professor Gainty was scheduled to teach HIST 4280 during the fall semester of 2009, but the course was canceled after the first class meeting due to insufficient enrollment [Tr. Vol. 9 at 100-101]. The syllabus
Volume 8, part 2 of The Cambridge History of China was first published by Cambridge in 1998 [Pls. Ex. 79]. It is a 1,231 page, fifteen chapter reference work edited by Denis Twitchett and Frederick W. Mote. Volume 8, part 2 of The Cambridge History of China provides a comprehensive, highly detailed overview of the Ming Dynasty from 1368 to 1644 [Pls. Ex. 79]. The book retails for $187.00 in hardback [Jt. Ex. 5 at D-72]. The net sales revenue from January 26, 2010, through October 31, 2010 was £155,433 [Pls. Ex. 83]. There is no evidence in the record reflecting that the work was available for licensed digital excerpts in 2009.
Professor Gainty requested that pages 272-300, or one chapter totaling 2.36% of The Cambridge History of China, Volume 8, Part 2, be posted on ERES as required reading for the course before it was canceled [Pls. Ex. 539; Tr. Vol. 9 at 107]. This excerpt was not assigned for the first class, which was the only session that met before the course was canceled [Pls. Ex. 539]. The hit count for this work was one [Jt. Ex. 3 at 59].
The Cambridge History of China, Volume 8, Part 2, was first published by Cambridge on January 28, 1998, but Cambridge did not obtain a certificate of copyright registration until December 27, 2010 [Pls. Ex. 82]. 17 U.S.C. § 410(c) states:
17 U.S.C. § 410(c). Accordingly, because the certificate of registration for The Cambridge History of China was not made before or within five years after the first date of publication, the prima facie presumption of originality does not exist. Instead, the Court must use its discretion to determine the copyrightability/originality of The Cambridge History of China.
As evidenced by Professor Gainty's testimony and the ERES hit count, a copy of an excerpt from The Cambridge History of China was uploaded to Georgia State's ERES system. Thus, the second prong of the prima facie case of copyright infringement has been established because Professor Gainty copied protected elements of The Cambridge History of China. While it is obvious the students did not access the excerpt on ERES, the act of uploading the excerpt to ERES itself satisfies the second prong of the infringement analysis.
However, although the excerpt at issue was uploaded to ERES, the fall 2009 HIST 4820 course was canceled before students were assigned to read the excerpt from The Cambridge History of China. For that reason, no students accessed the reading on ERES.
Professor Davis is an Assistant Professor in the Department of History at Georgia State [Tr. Vol. 7 at 95]. Her focus is on American history and ethnic and immigration
Professor Davis regularly uses Georgia State's ERES system for distributing readings to students enrolled in her classes; she prefers the ERES system to using coursepacks, which sell the assigned readings to students in hard copy, because she prefers to distribute the material electronically [Tr. Vol. 7 at 116]. When Professor Davis came to Georgia State in 2008, she talked to her department head and came to the understanding that it was permissible to post excerpts of readings on the ERES system if the amount copied was less than twelve percent and was used for a noncommercial purpose [Tr. Vol. 7 at 96-97]. She learned about Georgia State's new Copyright Policy in February 2009 [Tr. Vol. 7 at 97-98]. At that time, she read the policy and paid attention to the checklist provided. However, she did not attend any of the training sessions because she thought they were voluntary [Tr. Vol. 7 at 98-99]. Professor Davis discusses fair use issues with her department head [Tr. Vol. 7 at 99].
HIST 7010 is a graduate seminar that examines a selection of scholarly works about the social, cultural, political and economic history of the United States from colonization to the present [Tr. Vol. 7 at 104]. Seventeen graduate students were enrolled in Professor Davis's HIST 7010 course during fall semester 2009 [Jt. Ex. 5 at D-73]. As evidenced by the syllabus and Professor Davis's testimony, students were required to purchase fourteen texts for the course, as well as complete several readings posted on ERES [Tr. Vol. 7 at 161; Pls. Ex. 512].
Region, Race, and Reconstruction was first published by Oxford in 1982 [Defs. Ex. 769; Pls. Ex. 456]. It is a 500 page, fifteen chapter volume edited by J. Morgan Kousser and James M. McPherson. The book provides historical analysis of the American South [Jt. Ex. 5 at D-73]. Its retail price is $29.95 [Jt. Ex. 5 at D-73], and net sales revenue from the date of first publication through November 7, 2010 was $2,199 [Pls. Ex. 357]. Licensed digital excerpts were available for licensing through CCC in 2009 [Pls. Ex. 457]. From July 1, 2004 until December 1, 2010, Region, Race, and Reconstruction earned $622.80 in permissions revenue from ECCS [Pls. Ex. 457].
Professor Davis requested that pages 143-177, which was one full chapter of Region, Race, and Reconstruction, be uploaded to ERES for distribution to students in her fall 2009 HIST 7010 course [Tr. Vol. 7 at 143-144]. The chapter is authored by Barbara J. Fields and entitled "Ideology and Race in American History." It represents 35 pages or 7.00% of the total work. This chapter was assigned as required reading [Tr. Vol. 7 at 113; Pls. Ex. 512]. Had permissions been paid via CCC for the distribution of this excerpt, Oxford would have earned less than $60.69 in net revenue from permissions.
Defendants do not contest that Plaintiffs have established a prima facie case of copyright infringement for Region, Race and Reconstruction [Doc. 411 at 27-28].
As to the first element of fair use, an excerpt from Region, Race and Reconstruction was used by a nonprofit educational institution for the nonprofit, educational purposes of teaching and scholarship. Free copies were provided for the exclusive use of students in Professor Davis's class. The first factor weighs strongly in favor of Defendants. As to the second element of fair use, Region, Race and Reconstruction is a non-fiction work that contains academic chapters about the American South. These chapters are factual in nature. The second fair use factor favors Defendants.
As to the third fair use factor, Professor Davis uploaded 35 pages, which represents 7.00% or one chapter, of Region, Race and Reconstruction to ERES. Because the work contained more than ten chapters, Professor Davis properly adhered to the one chapter limit; the amount copied was decidedly small. The third factor weighs in favor of Defendants.
As to the fourth fair use factor, effect on the market, the Court first looks to whether Professor Davis's use of Region, Race and Reconstruction affected the market for purchasing the book as a whole. Students would not pay $29.95 for the entire book when only 35 pages were required reading for Professor Davis's course, particularly in light of the fact that there were already fourteen required texts for the course. Neither would a professor require students to purchase the entire book in such an instance. Therefore, the Court rejects any argument that the use of the excerpt from Region, Race and Reconstruction had a negative effect on the market for purchase of the book itself.
Plaintiffs produced evidence demonstrating that there was a ready market for licensed digital excerpts of this work in 2009 through CCC. The unpaid use of the excerpt by Professor Davis and her students caused very small, but actual, damage to the value of Oxford's copyright. In addition, widespread use of similar unlicensed excerpts could cause substantial harm. Oxford lost permissions income. Factor four strongly favors Plaintiffs.
After considering all four fair use factors and weighing them together, the Court finds that Defendants have met their burden of proving that Professor Davis's use of Region, Race and Reconstruction was a fair use under the Copyright Act. Thus, this claim of copyright infringement fails.
The Unpredictable Past was first published by Oxford in 1993 [Pls. Exs. 477, 479]. It is a 394 page, fourteen chapter work by Lawrence W. Levine. The book is a collection of Levine's own essays, all of which have been published before in collections and journals [Pls. Ex. 477 at vii]. The essays analyze examples of history changing through the lens of the present [Jt. Ex. 5 at D-74]. The Unpredictable Past retails for $34.99 [Jt. Ex. 5 at D-74]. The net sales revenue from the date of first publication through November 7, 2010 was $79,367.92 [Pls. Ex. 357]. There is no evidence in the record reflecting that the work was available for licensed digital excerpts in 2009.
Defendants do not contest that Plaintiffs have established a prima facie case of copyright infringement for The Unpredictable Past [Doc. 411 at 27-28]. The author has assigned "all rights in the work" to Oxford; the contract specifies that the copyright will be registered in the author's name. It also states that the author grants Oxford the right to bring an action to enjoin any infringements [Pls. Ex. 478]. The copyright registration lists author Levine as the copyright claimant [Pls. Ex. 479]. This satisfies the first prong of the prima facie case of copyright infringement. A copy of an excerpt from The Unpredictable Past was uploaded to Georgia State's ERES system, satisfying the second prong of the prima facie case of copyright infringement.
As to the first element of fair use, an excerpt from The Unpredictable Past was used by a nonprofit educational institution for the nonprofit, educational purposes of teaching and scholarship. Free copies were provided for the exclusive use of students in Professor Davis's class. The first factor weighs strongly in favor of Defendants.
As to the second element of fair use, The Unpredictable Past is a non-fiction collection of the author's academic essays on changing notions of American culture and history. It is informational in nature. The second fair use factor weighs in favor of Defendants.
As to the third fair use factor, Professor Davis uploaded 24 pages of The Unpredictable Past to ERES. This represents 6.09% or one chapter of the total work. Because the work contained more than ten chapters, Professor Davis properly adhered to the one chapter limit; the amount copied was decidedly small. The third factor weighs in favor of Defendants.
As to the fourth fair use factor, effect on the market, the Court first looks to whether Professor Davis's use of The Unpredictable Past affected the market for purchasing the book as a whole. Students would not pay $34.99 for the entire book when only 24 pages were required reading for Professor Davis's course, particularly in light of the fact that there were already fourteen required texts for the course. Neither would a professor require students to purchase the entire book in such an instance. Therefore, the Court rejects any argument that the use of the excerpt from The Unpredictable Past had a negative effect on the market for purchase of the book itself.
There is no evidence in the record to show that digital excerpts from this book were available for licensing in 2009. As discussed in Section III.B.2. (Factor 4)
After considering all four fair use factors and weighing them together, the Court finds that Defendants have met their burden of proving that Professor Davis's use of The Unpredictable Past was a fair use under the Copyright Act. Thus, this claim of copyright infringement fails.
Professor Carrie Freeman is an Assistant Professor of Communication at Georgia State [Pls. Ex. 535].
JOUR 4800 is a course on media ethics [Pls. Ex. 535]. Nineteen students enrolled in this course in the fall semester of 2009 [Jt. Ex. 5 at D-76]. According to the syllabus, there was one required textbook for the course; additional assigned readings were to be posted online through uLearn. [Pls. Ex. 535].
Living Ethics was first published by Oxford in 2007 [Pls. Ex. 425]. It is a ten chapter, 365 page book authored by Michael Bugeja and contains an interdisciplinary analysis of ethical issues arising across new media platforms [Pls. Ex. 423; Jt. Ex. 5 at D-76]. The preface of the book states that to analyze moral decision-making in the workplace, "the text cites other books, articles, and online materials across media platforms. Such analysis is an act of criticism covered by fair use standards of U.S. copyright law." [Pls. Ex. 423 at xi]. The preface goes on to state that in most instances, the author has chosen not to seek permissions for his use of copyrighted material as examples or for criticism [Pls. Ex. 423 at xi]. Professor Freeman posted pages 116-121 and 299-305,
Living Ethics retails for $69.95. The net sales revenue for the book from the date of first publication through November 7, 2010 was $37,875.00 [Pls. Ex. 357]. There is no evidence in the record reflecting that the work was available for licensed digital excerpts in 2009.
Defendants do not contest that Plaintiffs have adequately established a prima facie case of copyright infringement for Living Ethics [Doc. 411 at 27-28]. A contract between the author and Oxford assigns "all rights in the work" to Oxford and specifies the author grants Oxford the right to seek to enjoin infringement of the copyright. The copyright is registered in the author's name [Pls. Ex. 425]. This satisfies the first prong of the prima facie case of copyright infringement. A copy of an excerpt from Living Ethics was uploaded to Georgia State's ERES system, satisfying the second prong of the prima facie case of copyright infringement.
As to the first element of fair use, an excerpt from Living Ethics was used by a nonprofit educational institution for the nonprofit, educational purposes of teaching and scholarship. Free copies were provided for the exclusive use of students in Professor Freeman's class. The first factor weighs strongly in favor of Defendants.
As to the second element of fair use, Living Ethics is a non-fiction work that contains analysis of ethical issues arising in media. Living Ethics is informational in nature. The second fair use factor favors Defendants.
As to the third fair use factor, Professor Freeman uploaded partial excerpts of two different chapters of Living Ethics to ERES. Because the work contains ten chapters, Professor Freeman should have adhered to the limit of one chapter or its equivalent. The average chapter length for this work is 29 pages; Professor Freeman's excerpts were thirteen pages total. Thus, Professor Freeman's excerpts were decidedly small. The third factor weighs in favor of Defendants.
As to the fourth fair use factor, effect on the market, the Court first looks to whether Professor Freeman's use of Living Ethics affected the market for purchasing the book as a whole. Students would not pay $69.95 for the entire book when only thirteen pages were assigned for Professor Freeman's course. Neither would a professor require students to purchase the entire book in such an instance. Therefore, the Court rejects any argument that the use of the excerpt from Living Ethics had a negative effect on the market for purchase of the book itself.
There is no evidence in the record to show that digital excerpts from this book were available for licensing in 2009. As discussed in Section III.B.2. (Factor 4) above, Defendants prevail on factor four when there is no proof of a ready market for electronic excerpts of the work because there is no avenue through which Defendants could obtain permission to post excerpts of the work to ERES with reasonable ease. The absence of a ready market shifts the factor four analysis to favor fair use. This factor favors Defendants.
After considering all four fair use factors and weighing them together, the Court finds that Defendants have met their burden of proving that Professor Freeman's use of Living Ethics was a fair use under the Copyright Act. Thus, this claim of copyright infringement fails.
Professor Margaret Moloney is an Associate Professor at Georgia State's School of Nursing, where she also coordinates the doctoral program [Tr. Vol. 9 at 132]. In addition to teaching, Professor Moloney is a practicing nurse practitioner [Tr. Vol. 9 at 132-133]. She has also authored several publications, including research articles that have been published in research journals [Tr. Vol. 9 at 133]. Professor Moloney learned about Georgia State's new Copyright Policy in 2009 but does not recall
NURS 8035 is a graduate course that provides a foundation in philosophy to nursing doctoral students [Tr. Vol. 9 at 134]. Fourteen students enrolled in this course in the fall semester of 2009 [Jt. Ex. 5 at D-81; Tr. Vol. 9 at 134]. According to the syllabus, there were three required textbooks for the course; additional required readings were made available online through ERES without seeking permission [Pls. Ex. 545; Tr. Vol. 9 at 151].
Handbook of Mixed Methods was first published by Sage in 2002
Professor Moloney requested that pages 541-556, or one full chapter totaling 2.04% of the book, be posted on the ERES system [Defs. Ex. 773; Jt. Ex. 5 at D-81]. The excerpt was written by Sheila Twinn and entitled "Status of Mixed Methods Research in Nursing" [Defs. Ex. 773]. Had permissions been paid to CCC for the distribution of this excerpt, Sage would have earned less than $26.66 in net revenue from permissions.
Defendants do not contest that Plaintiffs have adequately established a prima facie case of copyright infringement for Handbook of Mixed Methods [Doc. 411 at 27-28]. The external editors and the contributing authors have granted Sage the exclusive right to publish their works [Pls. Exs. 251, 253]. The copyright for the book is registered in Sage's name. This satisfies the first prong of the prima facie case of copyright infringement. A copy of an excerpt from Handbook of Mixed Methods was uploaded to Georgia State's ERES system, satisfying the second prong of the prima facie case of copyright infringement.
As to the first element of fair use, an excerpt from Handbook of Mixed Methods was used by a nonprofit educational institution for the nonprofit, educational purposes of teaching and scholarship. Free copies were provided for the exclusive use of students in Professor Moloney's class.
As to the second element of fair use, Handbook of Mixed Methods is an academic work that addresses combining quantitative and qualitative research approaches for the social and behavioral sciences. It is informational in nature. The second fair use factor favors Defendants.
As to the third fair use factor, Professor Moloney uploaded one chapter totaling sixteen pages of Handbook of Mixed Methods to ERES. Because the work contained more than ten chapters, Professor Moloney properly adhered to the one chapter limit; the amount copied was decidedly small. The third factor weighs in favor of Defendants.
As to the fourth fair use factor, effect on the market, the Court first looks to whether Professor Moloney's use of Handbook of Mixed Methods affected the market for purchasing the book as a whole. Students would not pay $151.00 for the entire book when only sixteen pages were assigned for Professor Moloney's course. Neither would a professor require students to purchase the entire book in such an instance. Therefore, the Court rejects any argument that the use of the excerpt from Handbook of Mixed Methods had a negative effect on the market for purchase of the book itself.
Plaintiffs produced evidence demonstrating that there was a ready market for licensed digital excerpts of this work in 2009 through CCC and through Sage's in-house program. The unpaid use of the excerpt by Professor Moloney and her students caused very small, but actual, damage to the value of Sage's copyright. In addition, widespread use of similar unlicensed excerpts could cause substantial harm. Sage lost permissions income. Factor four strongly favors Plaintiffs.
After considering all four fair use factors and weighing all four factors together, the Court finds that Defendants have met their burden of proving that Professor Moloney's use of Handbook of Mixed Methods was a fair use under the Copyright Act. Thus, this claim of copyright infringement fails.
During the fall 2009 semester, Professor Lasner taught PERS 2001 Comparative Culture at Georgia State [Pls. Ex. 537].
PERS 2001 is an undergraduate course that introduces key themes and issues in the growth of modern industrial cities [Pls. Ex. 537]. One hundred fourteen students were enrolled in Professor Lasner's course during the fall 2009 semester [Jt. Ex. 5 at D-82]. As evidenced by the syllabus for this course, there were no required textbooks for the course; all assigned readings were made available through ERES [Pls. Ex. 537].
Crabgrass Frontier: The Suburbanization of the United States ("Crabgrass Frontier") was first published by Oxford in 1985 [Pls. Ex. 368]. It is a 405 page, sixteen chapter work written by Kenneth T. Jackson. It is a commentary on the emergence of the American suburb, its establishment, and its negative cultural impact [Pls. Ex. 368]. While the book is frequently used in sociology courses, it is inferred that it was written for general audiences. It retails for $19.95 [Jt. Ex. 5 at D-82], and net sales revenue from the date of first publication through November 7, 2010 was $740,414.00 [Pls. Ex. 357]. Licensed digital excerpts of the book were available through CCC in 2009. From July 1, 2004 until December 1, 2010, Crabgrass Frontier earned $94.25 in ECCS permissions revenue [Pls. Ex. 371]. It
Professor Lasner requested that pages 246-271 of Crabgrass Frontier be uploaded to ERES for distribution to students in his PERS 2001 course [Pls. Ex. 368]. The excerpt, entitled "The Drive-in Culture of Contemporary America," was one chapter of the book, totaling 26 pages or 6.42% of the total work [Pls. Ex. 368]. Had permissions been paid via CCC for the distribution of this excerpt, Oxford would have earned less than $302.33 in net revenue from permissions.
Defendants do not contest that Plaintiffs have adequately established a prima facie case of copyright infringement for Crabgrass Frontier [Doc. 411 at 27-28]. The author has granted Oxford the exclusive right to publish the book. The copyright is registered in Oxford's name [Pls. Exs. 369, 370]. This satisfies the first prong of the prima facie case of copyright infringement. A copy of an excerpt from Crabgrass Frontier was uploaded to Georgia State's ERES system, satisfying the second prong of the prima facie case of copyright infringement.
As to the first element of fair use, an excerpt from Crabgrass Frontier was used by a nonprofit educational institution for the nonprofit, educational purposes of teaching and scholarship. Free copies were provided for the exclusive use of students in Professor Lasner's class. The first factor weighs strongly in favor of Defendants.
As to the second element of fair use, Crabgrass Frontier is a critical commentary on the development and phenomenon of the American suburb. It is informational in nature. The second fair use factor favors Defendants.
As to the third fair use factor, Professor Lasner uploaded one chapter of Crabgrass Frontier to ERES. This represents 26 pages or 6.42% of the total work. Because the work contained more than ten chapters, Professor Lasner properly adhered to the one chapter limit; the amount copied was decidedly small. The third factor weighs in favor of Defendants.
As to the fourth fair use factor, effect on the market, the Court first looks to whether Professor Lasner's use of Crabgrass Frontier affected the market for purchasing the book as a whole. Students would not pay $19.95 for the entire book when only 26 pages were required reading for Professor Lasner's course. Neither would a professor require students to purchase the entire book in such an instance. Therefore, the Court rejects any argument that the use of the excerpt from Crabgrass Frontier had a negative effect on the market for purchase of the book itself.
Plaintiffs produced evidence demonstrating that there was a ready market for licensed digital excerpts of this work in 2009 through CCC. The unpaid use of the excerpt by Professor Lasner and his students caused very small, but actual, damage to the value of Oxford's copyright. In addition, widespread use of similar unlicensed excerpts could cause substantial harm. Oxford lost permissions income. Factor four strongly favors Plaintiffs.
After considering all four fair use factors and weighing them together, the Court finds that Defendants have met their burden of proving that Professor
The Politics of Public Housing: Black Women's Struggles Against Urban Inequality ("The Politics of Public Housing") was first published by Oxford in 2004 [Pls. Ex. 445]. It is a 306 page, six chapter work written by Rhonda Y. Williams. It discusses evolving socio-political attitudes toward public housing (from the tenants' perspective) from the 1940s through the 1980s. An epilogue discusses further developments in the 1990s [Pls. Ex. 445]. Professor Lasner requested that pages 21-53, a chapter entitled "Creating `A Little Heaven for Poor People,'" be uploaded to ERES for distribution to students in his PERS 2001 course [Pls. Exs. 445, 537]. The excerpt was one chapter of the book totaling 33 pages, or 10.78% of the total work [Pls. Ex. 445].
The book retails for $25.00 [Jt. Ex. 5 at D-83]. The net sales revenue from the date of first publication through November 7, 2010 was $45,085.00 [Pls. Ex. 366]. There is no evidence in the record reflecting that the work was available for licensed digital excerpts in 2009.
Defendants do not contest that the Plaintiffs have adequately established a prima facie case of copyright infringement for The Politics of Public Housing [Doc. 411 at 27-28]. The author has granted Oxford the exclusive right to publish the work. The copyright is registered in Oxford's name [Pls. Exs. 446, 447]. This satisfies the first prong of the prima facie case of copyright infringement. A copy of an excerpt from The Politics of Public Housing was uploaded to Georgia State's ERES system, satisfying the second prong of the prima facie case of copyright infringement.
As to the first element of fair use, an excerpt from The Politics of Public Housing was used by a nonprofit educational institution for the nonprofit, educational purposes of teaching and scholarship. Free copies were provided for the exclusive use of students in Professor Lasner's class. The first factor weighs strongly in favor of Defendants.
As to the second element of fair use, The Politics of Public Housing is a non-fiction overview and analysis of the strengths of affordable public housing from the perspective of poor black women. The Politics of Public Housing is informational in nature. The second fair use factor favors Defendants.
As to the third fair use factor, Professor Lasner uploaded one chapter of The Politics of Public Housing. Because the work contains less than ten chapters, Professor Lasner should have adhered to a limit of 10% of the protected pages of the book. The amount he actually copied was 33 pages, which represents 10.78% of the protected pages within the book. This is not a decidedly small amount. The third factor weighs in favor of Plaintiffs.
As to the fourth fair use factor, effect on the market, the Court first looks to whether Professor Lasner's use of The Politics of Public Housing affected the market for purchasing the book as a whole. Students would not pay $25.00 for the entire book when only 33 pages were required reading for Professor Lasner's course. Neither would a professor require students to purchase the entire book in such an instance. Therefore, the Court rejects any argument that the use of the excerpt from The Politics of Public Housing had a negative effect on the market for purchase of the book itself.
After considering all four fair use factors and weighing them together, the Court finds that Defendants have met their burden of proving that Professor Lasner's use of The Politics of Public Housing was a fair use under the Copyright Act. Thus, this claim of copyright infringement fails.
Professor Charles Hankla is an Associate Professor in the Department of Political Science at Georgia State [Tr. Vol. 8 at 97]. He generally teaches courses in international relations, comparative politics, and research methods [Tr. Vol. 8 at 97]. He has taught at Georgia State since 2004 [Tr. Vol. 8 at 97]. Professor Hankla stated that the two strict rules he applies to his fair use determinations are (1) that either he or the library must own a copy of the book before he will assign an excerpt of it to his class, and (2) that he never assigns more than twenty percent of a work [Tr. Vol. 8 at 134]. He learned about Georgia State's new Copyright Policy in the spring of 2009 and began using the fair use checklist at that time [Tr. Vol. 8 at 111].
POLS 3450 is an undergraduate level course that analyzes the history, development, and current challenges of U.S. foreign policy [Tr. Vol. 8 at 100-101; Defs. Ex. 623]. Forty eight students were enrolled in Professor Hankla's POLS 3450 course during fall semester 2009 [Jt. Ex. 5 at D-84]. As evidenced by the syllabus and Professor Hankla's testimony, students were required to purchase two texts for the course; additional required readings were posted on ERES [Defs. Ex. 623; Tr. Vol. 8 at 102].
The second edition of Contemporary Cases in U.S. Foreign Policy was published by CQ Press, a division of Sage, in 2005 [Defs. Ex. 776; Tr. Vol. 2 at 59]. It is a 499 page, fifteen chapter volume edited by Ralph G. Carter that addresses various aspects of contemporary U.S. foreign policy through recent case examples [Defs. Ex. 776]. The Court infers that it is a textbook intended for use in college level classes. Its retail price is $38.95 [Jt. Ex. 5 at D84]. The book has earned $365,751.22 in sales revenue, but the record does not indicate whether this amount is for all of the editions of the book or only the second edition, at issue here [Pls. Ex. 229]. There is no evidence in the record reflecting that the work was available for licensed digital excerpts through CCC in 2009, but licensed digital excerpts of the book were available through Sage's in-house permissions program in 2009. The book has earned $333.81 through Sage's permissions program, though the record does not reflect whether this amount is for all of the editions of the book or only the second edition [Pls. Ex. 314].
Professor Hankla requested that pages 89-121 of Contemporary Cases in U.S. Foreign Policy be uploaded to ERES for distribution to students in his fall 2009 POLS 3450 course [Tr. Vol. 8 at 107]. The excerpt was a full chapter of the book and totaled 33 pages, or 6.61% of the book
Defendants do not contest that Plaintiffs have adequately established a prima facie case of copyright infringement for Contemporary Cases in U.S. Foreign Policy [Doc. 411 at 27-28]. The author and Sage agreed to collaborate in the preparation of the book; they agreed Sage would have the right of publication and that the copyright would be registered in Sage's name. Sage's contract with the contributing author specifies that the contribution is a work made for hire. The copyright is registered in Sage's name [Pls. Ex. 228]. This satisfies the first prong of the prima facie case of copyright infringement. A copy of an excerpt from Contemporary Cases in U.S. Foreign Policy was uploaded to Georgia State's ERES system, satisfying the second prong of the prima facie case of copyright infringement.
As to the first element of fair use, an excerpt from Contemporary Cases in U.S. Foreign Policy was used by a nonprofit educational institution for the nonprofit, educational purposes of teaching and scholarship. Free copies were provided for the exclusive use of students in Professor Hankla's class. The first factor weighs strongly in favor of Defendants.
As to the second element of fair use, Contemporary Cases in U.S. Foreign Policy is a non-fiction work that contains analysis of U.S. foreign policy through recent case examples. It is informational in nature. The second fair use factor favors Defendants.
As to the third fair use factor, Professor Hankla uploaded 33 pages of Contemporary Cases in U.S. Foreign Policy to ERES. This represents 6.61% or one chapter of the total work. Because the work contained more than ten chapters, Professor Hankla properly adhered to the one chapter limit; the amount copied was decidedly small. The third fair use factor weighs in favor of Defendants.
As to the fourth fair use factor, effect on the market, the Court first looks to whether Professor Hankla's use of Contemporary Cases in U.S. Foreign Policy affected the market for purchasing the book as a whole. The Court infers that students would not pay $38.95 for the entire book when only 33 pages were assigned for Professor Hankla's course. Neither would a professor require students to purchase the entire book in such an instance. Therefore, the Court rejects any argument that the use of the excerpt from Contemporary Cases in U.S. Foreign Policy had a negative effect on the market for purchase of the book itself.
Plaintiffs produced evidence demonstrating that there was a ready market for licensed digital excerpts of this work through Sage's in-house program in 2009. The unpaid use of the excerpt by Professor Hankla and his students caused very small, but actual, damage to the value of Sage's copyright. In addition, widespread use of similar unlicensed excerpts could cause substantial harm. Sage lost permissions
After considering all four fair use factors and weighing all four factors together, the Court finds that Defendants have met their burden of proving that Professor Hankla's use of U.S. Foreign Policy was a fair use under the Copyright Act. Thus, this claim of copyright infringement fails.
U.S. Foreign Policy was published by CQ Press, a division of Sage, in 2004 [Pls. Ex. 313; Tr. Vol. 2 at 59]. It is a 519 page, twelve chapter book that discusses the various forces that impact the making of contemporary U.S. foreign policy [Defs. Ex. 777]. The Court infers from its content that it is a textbook intended for use in college level classes. Its retail price in paperback is $84.95 [Jt. Ex. 5 at D-85]. The book has earned $738,328.89 in sales revenue [Pls. Ex. 314]. There is no evidence in the record reflecting that the work was available for licensed digital excerpts through CCC in 2009, but licensed digital excerpts of the book were available through Sage's in-house permissions program in 2009. The book has earned $285.33 through Sage's permissions program [Pls. Ex. 314].
Professor Hankla requested that pages 153-188 of U.S. Foreign Policy be uploaded to ERES for distribution to students in his fall 2009 POLS 3450 course [Jt. Ex. 5 at D-85]. The excerpt, entitled "The Foreign-Policy Bureaucracy," was a full chapter of the book and totaled 36 pages, or 6.94% of the total work [Defs. Ex. 777]. Had permissions been paid through its in-house permissions program for the distribution of this excerpt, Sage would have earned $207.36 less any fees it is obligated to pay the external editor. The cost to students would have been $207.36. Professor Hankla owns a copy of Contemporary Cases in U.S. Foreign Policy [Tr. Vol. 8 at 134].
Defendants do not contest that Plaintiffs have adequately established a prima facie case of copyright infringement for U.S. Foreign Policy [Doc. 411 at 27-28]. The author/editor and the publisher agreed to collaborate in the preparation of the book; the author/editor granted Sage the right to publish the book; the parties agreed that the copyright would be registered in Sage's name. The contributing author's agreement with Sage states that the contribution will be a work made for hire.
As to the first element of fair use, an excerpt from U.S. Foreign Policy was used by a nonprofit educational institution for the nonprofit, educational purposes of teaching and scholarship. Free copies were provided for the exclusive use of students in Professor Hankla's class. The first factor weighs strongly in favor of Defendants.
As to the second element of fair use, U.S. Foreign Policy is a non-fiction work analyzing the shaping of contemporary U.S. foreign policy. It is informational in
As to the third fair use factor, Professor Hankla uploaded 36 pages of U.S. Foreign Policy to ERES. This represents 6.94% or one chapter of the total work. Because the work contained more than ten chapters, Professor Hankla properly adhered to the one chapter limit; the amount copied was decidedly small. The third factor weighs in favor of Defendants.
As to the fourth fair use factor, effect on the market, the Court first looks to whether Professor Hankla's use of U.S. Foreign Policy affected the market for purchasing the book as a whole. Students would not pay $84.95 for the entire book when only 36 pages were required reading for Professor Hankla's course. Neither would a professor require students to purchase the entire book in such an instance. Therefore, the Court rejects any argument that the use of the excerpt from U.S. Foreign Policy had a negative effect on the market for purchase of the book itself.
Plaintiffs produced evidence demonstrating that there was a ready market for licensed digital excerpts of this work through Sage's in-house program in 2009. The unpaid use of the excerpt by Professor Hankla and his students caused very small, but actual, damage to the value of Sage's copyright. In addition, widespread use of similar unlicensed excerpts could cause substantial harm. Sage lost permissions income. Factor four strongly favors Plaintiffs.
After considering all four fair use factors and weighing all four factors together, the Court finds that Defendants have met their burden of proving that Professor Hankla's use of U.S. Foreign Policy was a fair use under the Copyright Act. Thus, this claim of copyright infringement fails.
Professor Jennifer McCoy is a tenured professor in the Political Science department at Georgia State [Jennifer McCoy Dep., Doc. 329 at 10]. She has been at Georgia State since 1984 [Id. at 10].
Professor McCoy uses ERES to provide students in her classes with course readings [Doc. 329 at 17-18]. Professor McCoy learned about Georgia State's new Copyright Policy in 2009 when she received an email with the revised policy [Doc. 329 at 12-13]. At that time, she began using the fair use checklist provided in the policy for readings she provided through the ERES system [Doc. 329 at 14]. However, she did not attend a training session on the new policy because she was on leave at the time the policy was revised and was not aware of training sessions that occurred after she returned [Doc. 329 at 18].
POLS 8250 is a graduate course on the history and contemporary politics of Latin American countries with a focus on democratization in Latin America [Pls. Ex. 901; Doc. 329 at 23-24]. Twelve graduate students were enrolled in Professor McCoy's POLS 8250 course during fall semester 2009 [Jt. Ex. 5 at D-87]. As evidenced by the syllabus and Professor McCoy's testimony, students were required to purchase six texts for the course, as well as complete several readings posted on ERES [Doc. 329 at 22-23; Pls. Ex. 901]. Additional recommended articles were also located on ERES [Pls. Ex. 901].
Regimes and Democracy in Latin America was first published by Oxford on May 10, 2007 in the United Kingdom and subsequently published on June 28, 2007 in
Professor McCoy requested that pages 1-50 of Regimes and Democracy in Latin America be uploaded to ERES for distribution to students in her fall 2009 POLS 8250 course [Doc. 329 at 25; Jt. Ex. 5 at D-87]. The excerpt included the introduction and two full chapters of the book and totaled 50 pages, or 16.72% of the total work [Pls. Exs. 452, 901]. These chapters were assigned as required reading [Pls. Ex. 901].
Regimes and Democracy in Latin America was first published outside the United States on May 10, 2007 and published in the United States on June 28, 2007, more than 30 days after the first publication. Thus, Regimes and Democracy in Latin America is a foreign work as defined by the Copyright Act and a copyright registration is not necessary to bring a claim of copyright infringement. 17 U.S.C. § 101; 17 U.S.C. § 104(b)(2).
However, Plaintiffs have failed to produce evidence of author agreements assigning the copyright interests of the author of chapter two to Oxford. Professor McCoy posted the introduction and first two chapters of Regimes and Democracy in Latin America to ERES. The introduction and chapter one were authored by the editor of the work, Gerardo L. Munck. Plaintiffs have provided an agreement between Oxford and Mr. Munck in which he assigned his copyright in his contributions to the book to Oxford [Pls. Ex. 453]. However, Plaintiffs have not introduced evidence of a similar assignment by Sebastian Mazzuca, the author of chapter two, which Professor McCoy also posted on ERES. There is no evidence that Mazzuca agreed that chapter two was a work made for hire. Accordingly, Plaintiffs have failed to show that they own all copyright interests in chapter two of Regimes and Democracy in Latin America, which spans pages 39-50 of the book. Therefore, only pages 1-38 of Regimes and Democracy in Latin America meet the first prong of the prima facie case of copyright infringement.
A copy of pages 1-38 of Regimes and Democracy in Latin America was uploaded to Georgia State's ERES system, satisfying the second prong of the prima facie case of copyright infringement.
As to the first element of fair use, an excerpt from Regimes and Democracy in
As to the second element of fair use, Regimes and Democracy in Latin America is a non-fiction work that focuses on theories and methods for assessing democracies in Latin America. It is informational in nature. The second fair use factor favors Defendants.
As to the third fair use factor, Professor McCoy uploaded the introduction and one full chapter of Regimes and Democracy in Latin America to ERES. Because the work contained less than ten chapters, Professor McCoy should have adhered to a limit of 10% of the protected pages of the book. The amount she actually copied was 39 pages and represents 12.71% of the protected pages within the book, which is not a decidedly small amount. The third factor weighs in favor of Plaintiffs.
As to the fourth fair use factor, effect on the market, the Court first looks to whether Professor McCoy's use of Regimes and Democracy in Latin America affected the market for purchasing the book as a whole. Students would not pay $75.00 for the entire book when only 39 pages were assigned. Neither would a professor require students to purchase the entire book in such an instance. Therefore, the Court rejects any argument that the use of the excerpt from Regimes and Democracy in Latin America had a negative effect on the market for purchase of the book itself.
There is no evidence in the record to show that digital excerpts from this book were available for licensing in 2009. As discussed in Section III.B.2. (Factor 4) above, Defendants prevail on factor four when there is no proof of a ready market for electronic excerpts of the work because there is no avenue through which Defendants could obtain permission to post excerpts of the work to ERES with reasonable ease. The absence of a ready market shifts the factor four analysis to favor fair use. This factor favors Defendants.
After considering all four fair use factors and weighing them together, the Court finds that Defendants have met their burden of proving that Professor McCoy's use of Regimes and Democracy in Latin America was a fair use under the Copyright Act. Thus, this claim of copyright infringement fails.
Professor Duffield is a professor in the Department of Political Science at Georgia State [Tr. Vol. 11 at 65]. He generally teaches in the area of International Politics. He has taught at Georgia State since January 2002 [Id.].
Professor Duffield uses ERES to distribute assigned readings to students enrolled in his courses [Tr. Vol. 11 at 108]. He previously used coursepacks to distribute class material [Tr. Vol. 11 at 107]. He has not utilized coursepacks in some years in part because of concerns that students were deterred from purchasing coursepacks due to cost and were not completing assigned readings [Id.].
Professor Duffield attended a training session on Georgia State's 2009 Copyright Policy, but did not recall the contents of the handout from that session [Tr. Vol. 11 at 98-99]. Professor Duffield limits the amount of a book placed on ERES to no more than ten percent of the work [Tr. Vol. 11 at 74, 79].
POLS 8470 is a graduate course that introduces students to the literature in political science on violent conflict and security
Behavior, Society and Nuclear War, Volume I was first published by Oxford in 1989 [Pls. Ex. 359]. It is a 413 page, five chapter volume edited by Philip E. Tetlock, Jo L. Husbands, Robert Jervis, Paul C. Stern, and Charles Tilly [Pls. Ex. 359]. It addresses, through chapters contributed by various authors, the potential causes of nuclear war [Pls. Ex. 359]. It appears to be a collective work. Behavior, Society and Nuclear War, Volume I retails for $42.95 [Jt. Ex. 5 at D-88]. The net sales revenue from the date of first publication through November 7, 2010 was $29,712.00 [Pls. Ex. 357]. Licensed digital excerpts of the book were available through CCC in 2009. From July 1, 2004 until December 1, 2010, Behavior, Society and Nuclear War, Volume I earned $151.98 in ECCS permissions revenue [Pls. Ex. 362].
Professor Duffield requested that pages 8-15 and 19-48 of Behavior, Society and Nuclear War, Volume I be uploaded to Georgia State's ERES system for distribution to students in his POLS 8470 course as required reading. [Tr. Vol. 11 at 72; Pls. Ex. 528]. The excerpt was two portions of chapter one of the book, totaling 38 pages or 9.20% of the total work [Pls. Ex. 359]. Had permissions been paid via CCC for the distribution of this excerpt, Oxford would have earned less than $54.26 in net revenue from permissions.
A certificate of registration for Behavior, Society and Nuclear War, Volume I was filed in Oxford's name on February 5, 1990 [Pls. Ex. 361]. However, Plaintiffs have failed to produce evidence of a contributing author agreement assigning the author's copyright interests in chapter one of Behavior, Society and Nuclear War, Volume I to Oxford. Chapter one was authored by Ole R. Holsti [Pls. Ex. 359]. This chapter, entitled "Crisis Decision Making," is a contribution to the volume which was edited by the external editors listed above.
Plaintiffs have produced evidence of an agreement between Oxford University Press and the National Academy Press for the National Academy of Sciences, assigning its copyright interest in the book to Oxford [Pls. Ex. 360]. The copyright registration lists National Academy Press for the National Academy of Sciences as "author for hire of entire book" [Pls. Ex. 361]. However, the book itself states that the series of which this book is a part "is edited by committee [on Contributions of Behavioral and Social Science to the Prevention of Nuclear War] members Philip E. Tetlock, Robert Jervis, and Charles Tilly and staff members Jo L. Husbands and Paul C. Stern. The editors have been responsible for developing ideas for chapters, selecting the authors, and managing the review process.... The views expressed in the chapters, however, are those of the authors." [Pls. Ex. 359 at vi]. A later section entitled "Contributors and Editors" provides biographies of individuals that contributed chapters or edited the
There is no evidence that the contributing author of chapter one either agreed that the chapter was a work made for hire or that he assigned the copyright to Oxford. See 17 U.S.C. § 101 ("A `work made for hire' is ... a work specially ordered or commissioned ... if the parties expressly agree in a written instrument signed by them that the work shall be considered a work made for hire.") (emphasis added). Accordingly, Plaintiffs have failed to establish the first prong of the prima facie case of copyright infringement for Behavior, Society and Nuclear War, Volume I. It is not necessary to address Defendants' fair use defense. This infringement claim fails.
Professor Kathleen Whitten taught a class in the Department of Psychology at Georgia State during the fall semester of 2009 [Pls. Ex. 557].
PSYC 4030 is a course that examines the influence of culture on human cognition, emotion, and behavior with a focus on psychology theory and research [Pls. Ex. 557]. Thirteen students enrolled in this course in the fall semester of 2009 [Jt. Ex. 5 at D-89]. According to the syllabus, there was one required textbook for the course; additional required readings were made available online through uLearn or ERES [Pls. Ex. 557].
A World of Babies was first published by Cambridge in 2000 [Pls. Ex. 147]. It is an eight chapter, 293 page volume edited by Judy DeLoache and Alma Gottlieb that contains contributions discussing how various societies care for babies [Pls. Ex. 147]. From the contents of the book, the Court infers that it was intended for general readership, although it can be used in an academic setting. The book retails for $55.99 in hardback and $30.99 in paperback [Jt. Ex. 5 at D-89]. The net sales revenue from August 3, 2000, through October 31, 2010 was £99,831 [Pls. Ex. 152]. Licensed digital excerpts of the book were available through CCC in 2009. From July 1, 2004 until December 1, 2010, A World of Babies earned $62.99 in ECCS permissions revenue [Pls. Ex. 153].
Professor Whitten requested that page 27 and pages 91-112 be posted on the ERES system for distribution to students in her PSYC 4030 course [Pls. Ex. 147; Jt. Ex. 5 at D-89]. Page 27 is a portion of chapter one, which was authored by Judy DeLoache and Alma Gottlieb. Pages 91-112 are a portion of chapter four, which was authored by Marissa Diener [Pls. Ex. 147]. Together, the pages represent 7.85% of the book. Had permissions been paid via CCC for the distribution of this excerpt, Cambridge would have earned less than $36.47 in net revenue from permissions.
A World of Babies was first published by Cambridge on May 18, 2000, but Cambridge did not obtain a certificate of copyright registration until January 7, 2011 [Pls. Ex. 151]. 17 U.S.C. § 410(c) states:
17 U.S.C. § 410(c). Accordingly, because the certificate of registration for A World of Babies was not made before or within five years after the first date of publication, the prima facie presumption of originality does not exist. Instead, the Court must use its discretion to determine the copyrightability/originality of A World of Babies.
To qualify for copyright protection, a work must be the author's original work. Harper & Row Publishers, Inc. v. Nation Enters., 471 U.S. 539, 547-49, 105 S.Ct. 2218, 85 L.Ed.2d 588 (1985). Original "means only that the work was independently created by the author (as opposed to copied from other works), and that it possesses at least some minimal degree of creativity." Feist Publ'ns, Inc. v. Rural Tel. Serv. Co., 499 U.S. 340, 345, 111 S.Ct. 1282, 113 L.Ed.2d 358 (1991). To meet the creativity requirement even a slight amount of creativity will suffice. Id. A World of Babies contains information about infant care practices in different societies in the style of a childcare manual [Pls. Ex. 147]. Cambridge, in soliciting a copyright registration, declared that A World of Babies is an original work and nothing in the evidence indicates otherwise. The Court finds that the book easily meets the creativity requirement. Therefore, the Court finds that A World of Babies is copyrightable and the first prong of the prima facie case of copyright infringement has been satisfied.
Defendants contend that Plaintiffs have failed to establish a prima facie case of infringement for page 27, the excerpt from chapter one, which was authored by Judy DeLoache and Alma Gottlieb. Plaintiffs have produced evidence of an author agreement with Alma Gottlieb, assigning her copyright interest in the chapter to Oxford [Pls. Ex. 150], but Defendants point out that there is no evidence of a similar assignment by the other author, Judy DeLoache.
However, one joint author may properly license the copyright in a joint work to a third party. In Community for Creative Non-Violence v. Reid, 846 F.2d 1485 (D.C.Cir.1988) (opinion by Judge Ruth Bader Ginsburg), aff'd, 490 U.S. 730, 109 S.Ct. 2166, 104 L.Ed.2d 811 (1989), the Court held that "Joint authors co-owning copyright in a work `are deemed to be tenants in common,' with `each having an independent right to use or license the copyright, subject only to a duty to account to the other co-owner for any profits earned thereby.'" 846 F.2d at 1498 (quoting William Patry, LATMAN'S THE COPYRIGHT LAW 122 (6th ed.1986)). Thus, author Gottlieb's grant to Cambridge of her "full copyright in the contribution throughout the world" also conveyed to Cambridge the authorship rights of her co-contributor [Pls. Ex. 150].
Plaintiffs have provided evidence of the agreement between the editors and Cambridge assigning the editors' copyright. They have also provided a proper copyright assignment from the author of the other excerpt at issue [Pls. Ex. 149]. Thus, Plaintiffs have satisfied the first
As to the first element of fair use, an excerpt from A World of Babies was used by a nonprofit educational institution for the nonprofit, educational purposes of teaching and scholarship. Free copies were provided for the exclusive use of students in Professor Whitten's class. The first factor weighs strongly in favor of Defendants.
As to the second element of fair use, A World of Babies discusses children in different cultures. Each chapter is written in the style of a purported childcare manual. The chapters are "solidly based on research on the societies represented in them" [Pls. Ex. 147 at xv] but are creatively expressed. The book is intended to demonstrate that there are many models of raising children. A World of Babies is informational in nature. The second fair use factor favors Defendants.
As to the third fair use factor, Professor Whitten uploaded 23 protected pages, which were part of one chapter and one page of another chapter to ERES. Because the work contains less than ten chapters, Professor Whitten should have adhered to a limit of ten percent of the protected pages of the book. The amount she copied represents 7.85% of the work, which is a decidedly small amount. The third factor weighs in favor of Defendants.
As to the fourth fair use factor, effect on the market, the Court first looks to whether Professor Whitten's use of A World of Babies affected the market for purchasing the book as a whole. Students would not pay $30.99 for the entire book (or $55.99 for the hardcover version) when only 23 pages were required reading for Professor Whitten's course. Neither would a professor require students to purchase the entire book in such an instance. Therefore, the Court rejects any argument that the use of the excerpt from A World of Babies had a negative effect on the market for purchase of the book itself.
Plaintiffs produced evidence demonstrating that there was a ready market for licensed digital excerpts of this work in 2009 through CCC. The unpaid use of the excerpt by Professor Whitten and her students caused very small, but actual, damage to the value of Cambridge's copyright. In addition, widespread use of similar unlicensed excerpts could cause substantial harm. Cambridge lost permissions income. Factor four strongly favors Plaintiffs.
After considering all four fair use factors and weighing all four factors together, the Court finds that Defendants have met their burden of proving that Professor Whitten's use of A World of Babies was a fair use under the Copyright Act. Thus, this claim of copyright infringement fails.
Professor Harvey is a Professor in the Sociology Department at Georgia State [Pls. Ex. 530].
SOCI 8030 is a graduate level course focused on analysis of classical social theory [Pls. Ex. 530]. Sixteen students enrolled in this course in the fall semester of 2009 [Jt. Ex. 5 at D-93]. According to the syllabus, there were two required textbooks for the course; additional required readings were made available online through ERES [Pls. Ex. 530].
The Power Elite was first published by Oxford in 1956 [Pls. Ex. 450]. It is a
Professor Harvey requested that pages 269-297 and 298-324, or two full chapters totaling 12.50% of the work, be posted on ERES for distribution to students in her SOCI 8030 course [Jt. Ex. 5 at D-93]. Had permissions been paid via CCC for the distribution of this excerpt, Oxford would have earned less than $91.39 in net revenue from permissions.
The new edition of The Power Elite was published by Oxford on February 17, 2000; Oxford did not obtain a certificate of copyright registration until December 30, 2008 [Pls. Ex. 450]. 17 U.S.C. § 410(c) states:
17 U.S.C. § 410(c). Accordingly, because the certificate of registration for The Power Elite was not made before or within five years after the first date of publication, the prima facie presumption of originality does not exist. Instead, the Court must use its discretion to determine the copyrightability/originality of The Power Elite.
To qualify for copyright protection, a work must be the author's original work. Harper & Row Publishers, Inc. v. Nation Enters., 471 U.S. 539, 547-49, 105 S.Ct. 2218, 85 L.Ed.2d 588 (1985). Original "means only that the work was independently created by the author (as opposed to copied from other works), and that it possesses at least some minimal degree of creativity." Feist Publ'ns, Inc. v. Rural Tel. Serv. Co., 499 U.S. 340, 345, 111 S.Ct. 1282, 113 L.Ed.2d 358 (1991). To meet the creativity requirement even a slight amount of creativity will suffice. Id. The Power Elite contains analysis and criticism of the power structures in the United States [Pls. Ex. 448]. Oxford, in soliciting a copyright registration, declared that The Power Elite is an original work and nothing in the evidence indicates otherwise. The Court finds that the book meets the originality requirement and is copyrightable.
However, the copyright registration in evidence for The Power Elite is the one covering the second edition, in which the only new material was the afterword [Pls. Ex. 450]. This registration certificate states that the original text of the book written by the author, C. Wright Mills, is excluded from this copyright claim [Pls. Ex. 450]. The excerpt assigned and copied
A copy of an excerpt from The Power Elite was uploaded to Georgia State's ERES system, satisfying the second prong of the prima facie case of copyright infringement.
As to the first element of fair use, an excerpt from The Power Elite was used by a nonprofit educational institution for the nonprofit, educational purposes of teaching and scholarship. Free copies were provided for the exclusive use of students in Professor Harvey's class. The first factor weighs strongly in favor of Defendants.
As to the second element of fair use, The Power Elite is a non-fiction work that contains social criticism and analysis of the organization of power in the United States. The Power Elite is informational in nature. The second fair use factor favors Defendants.
As to the third fair use factor, Professor Harvey uploaded 56 protected pages, which was two full chapters or 12.50% of the pages in the book, to ERES. Because the work contained more than ten chapters, Professor Harvey should have adhered to a limit of one chapter; the amount copied was not decidedly small. The third factor weighs in favor of Plaintiffs.
As to the fourth fair use factor, effect on the market, the Court first looks to whether Professor Harvey's use of The Power Elite affected the market for purchasing the book as a whole. Students would not pay $19.95 for the entire book when only 12.50% of it was required reading for Professor Harvey's course. Neither would a professor require students to purchase the entire book in such an instance. Therefore, the Court rejects any argument that the use of the excerpt from The Power Elite had a negative effect on the market for purchase of the book itself.
Plaintiffs produced evidence demonstrating that there was a ready market for licensed digital excerpts of this work in 2009 through CCC. The unpaid use of the excerpt by Professor Harvey and her students caused very small, but actual, damage to the value of Oxford's copyright. In addition, widespread use of similar unlicensed excerpts could cause substantial harm. Oxford lost permissions income. Factor four strongly favors Plaintiffs.
A review of the fair use factors in this case shows that factor one strongly favors Defendants, factor two favors Defendants, factor three favors Plaintiffs, and factor four strongly favors Plaintiffs. The Court will therefore conduct a further analysis of the data in the record to determine the outcome of the fair use defense.
Revisiting the factor three analysis, the Court finds that the initial analysis understates the degree to which factor three favors Plaintiffs. The Court's reasoning is as follows. From the content of the book, the Court infers that The Power Elite was not originally written as a strictly academic
The material Professor Harvey assigned for reading on ERES was chapter twelve, entitled "The Power Elite," and chapter thirteen, "The Mass Society." In the Court's opinion, these selections are the heart of the work in that they essentially sum up the ideas in the book. The first ten chapters of The Power Elite describe the powerful groups that Mills believed dominated the socio-political structure of the United States in 1956 (the date of publication of the original work). Chapter twelve argues that these groups have coalesced into a powerful structure which, through its most influential representatives, are able to direct public policy and political affairs. These individuals act in the interest of those they represent, not in the public interest. Chapter thirteen, entitled "The Mass Society," argues that while the citizenry is classically described as the seat of power in politics, modern society (in 1956)
Because the chapters Professor Harvey selected were "the heart of the work," the excerpt has greater value in relation to the book as a whole, causing fair use factor three to favor Plaintiffs to a greater degree than in the Court's initial analysis.
After considering the foregoing, the Court finds that the overall four factor fair use analysis favors Plaintiffs' position. Accordingly, the Court finds that Defendants have not met their burden of proving that Professor Harvey's use of The Power Elite (New Edition) was a fair use under the Copyright Act. Thus, this claim of copyright infringement succeeds.
Professor Mary Ohmer is a professor in the School of Social Work at Georgia State [Pls. Ex. 522].
SW 8200 is a course that addresses the role of evaluation and technology in the modern social work practice environment [Pls. Ex. 522]. Forty two students enrolled in this course in the fall semester of 2009 [Jt. Ex. 5 at D-98]. According to the syllabus, there were two required textbooks for the course; additional required readings were made available online through ERES [Pls. Ex. 522].
The Sage Handbook of Qualitative Research (Second Edition) was first published by Sage in 2000 [Pls. Ex. 265]. It is a 1,142 page, 36 chapter volume edited by Norman K. Denzin and Yvonna S. Lincoln. The chapters analyze the theory and practice of qualitative research [Pls. Ex. 265]. There is conflicting evidence in the record as to the retail price for The Sage Handbook of Qualitative Research (Second Edition); the parties alternatively assert that it retails for $156.00 and for $175.00 [Jt. Ex. 5 at D-19, D-23, D-98]. There is also conflicting evidence as to whether The Sage Handbook of Qualitative Research
In 2009, the book had $0.00 in net sales revenue, but it has earned $1,300,053.54 in total net sales revenue [Pls. Ex. 283]. Licensed digital excerpts of the book were available through CCC in 2009 [Pls. Ex. 286]. From July 1, 2004 until December 1, 2010, The Sage Handbook of Qualitative Research (Second Edition) earned $6,324.61 in ECCS permissions revenue [Pls. Ex. 286].
Professor Ohmer requested that pages 803-820 of The Sage Handbook of Qualitative Research (Second Edition) be uploaded to ERES for distribution to students in her SW 8200 course as required reading [Pls. Ex. 522]. The excerpt was one chapter of the book totaling eighteen pages, or 1.58% of the total work [Pls. Ex. 265]. The excerpted chapter was entitled "Software and Qualitative Research" and authored by Eben A. Weitzman. Had permissions been paid via CCC for the distribution of this excerpt, Sage would have earned less than $89.96 in net revenue from permissions income.
Defendants do not contest that the Plaintiffs have adequately established a prima facie case of copyright infringement for this work [Doc. 411 at 27-28]. Sage owns a valid copyright, registered in its name, in The Sage Handbook of Qualitative Research (Second Edition) [Pls. Ex. 282], satisfying the first prong of the prima facie case of copyright infringement. A copy of an excerpt from The Sage Handbook of Qualitative Research (Second Edition) was uploaded to Georgia State's ERES system, satisfying the second prong of the prima facie case of copyright infringement.
As to the first element of fair use, an excerpt from The Sage Handbook of Qualitative Research (Second Edition) was used by a nonprofit educational institution for the nonprofit, educational purposes of teaching and scholarship. Free copies were provided for the exclusive use of students in Professor Ohmer's class. The first factor weighs strongly in favor of Defendants.
As to the second element of fair use, The Sage Handbook of Qualitative Research (Second Edition) is a non-fiction work presenting research and analysis concerning the theory and practice of qualitative research. It is an academic work that is informational in nature. The second fair use factor favors Defendants.
As to the third fair use factor, Professor Ohmer uploaded one chapter of The Sage Handbook of Qualitative Research (Second Edition). This represents eighteen pages or 1.58% of the total work. Because the work contained more than ten chapters, Professor Ohmer properly adhered to
As to the fourth fair use factor, effect on the market, the Court first looks to whether Professor Ohmer's use of The Sage Handbook of Qualitative Research (Second Edition) affected the market for purchasing the book as a whole. Students would not pay $156.00 or $175.00 for an entire book when only eighteen pages were required reading for Professor Ohmer's course. Neither would a professor require students to purchase the entire book in such an instance. The sales revenue for The Sage Handbook of Qualitative Research (Second Edition) in 2009 was $0.00, and the book may currently be out of print. Therefore, the Court rejects any argument that the use of the excerpt from The Sage Handbook of Qualitative Research (Second Edition) had a negative effect on the market for purchase of the book itself.
Plaintiffs produced evidence demonstrating that there was a ready market for licensed digital excerpts of this work in 2009 through CCC and through Sage's in-house program. The unpaid use of the excerpt by Professor Ohmer and her students caused very small, but actual, damage to the value of Sage's copyright. In addition, widespread use of similar unlicensed excerpts could cause substantial harm. Sage lost permissions income. Factor four strongly favors Plaintiffs.
After considering all four fair use factors and weighing them together, the Court finds that Defendants have met their burden of proving that Professor Ohmer's use of The Sage Handbook of Qualitative Research (Second Edition) was a fair use under the Copyright Act. Thus, this claim of copyright infringement fails.
Utilization-Focused Evaluation (Third Edition) was first published by Sage in 1996 [Pls. Ex. 318]. It is a 447 page, fifteen chapter work written by Michael Quinn Patton that advocates user-based evaluation of government and institutional programs. It prescribes standards and evaluation methods [Pls. Ex. 316]. The third edition of Utilization-Focused Evaluation retails for $115.00 in hardcover and $77.95 in paperback, but is currently out of print
Professor Ohmer requested that pages 2-38 of Utilization-Focused Evaluation be uploaded to ERES for distribution to students in her fall 2009 SW 8200 course
Defendants do not contest that the Plaintiffs have adequately established a prima facie case of copyright infringement for Utilization-Focused Evaluation [Doc. 411 at 27-28]. Sage owns a valid copyright, registered in its name, in Utilization-Focused Evaluation [Pls. Ex. 318], satisfying the first prong of the prima facie case of copyright infringement. A copy of an excerpt from Utilization-Focused Evaluation was uploaded to Georgia State's ERES system, satisfying the second prong of the prima facie case of copyright infringement.
As to the first element of fair use, an excerpt from Utilization-Focused Evaluation was used by a nonprofit educational institution for the nonprofit, educational purposes of teaching and scholarship. Free copies were provided for the exclusive use of students in Professor Ohmer's class. The first factor weighs strongly in favor of Defendants.
As to the second element of fair use, Utilization-Focused Evaluation is a non-fiction work that discusses program evaluations. The chapters are factual in nature. The second fair use factor favors Defendants.
As to the third fair use factor, Professor Ohmer uploaded two chapters of Utilization-Focused Evaluation. This represents 37 pages or 8.28% of the total work. Because the work contained more than ten chapters, Professor Ohmer should have adhered to a limit of one chapter; the amount copied was not decidedly small. The third factor weighs in favor of Plaintiffs.
As to the fourth fair use factor, effect on the market, the Court first looks to whether Professor Ohmer's use of Utilization-Focused Evaluation affected the market for purchasing the book as a whole. The parties state in their joint exhibit that the book is currently out of print, so students could not have purchased a copy. Therefore, the Court rejects any argument that the use of the excerpt from Utilization-Focused Evaluation had a negative effect on the market for purchase of the book itself.
Plaintiffs produced evidence demonstrating that there was a ready market for licensed digital excerpts of this work in 2009 through CCC and through Sage's in-house program. The unpaid use of the excerpt by Professor Ohmer and her students caused very small, but actual, damage to the value of Sage's copyright. In addition, widespread use of similar unlicensed excerpts could cause substantial harm. Sage lost permissions income. Factor four strongly favors Plaintiffs.
A review of the fair use factors in this case shows that factor one strongly favors Defendants, factor two favors Defendants, factor three favors Plaintiffs, and factor four strongly favors Plaintiffs. The Court will therefore conduct a further analysis of the data in the record to determine the outcome of the fair use defense.
With respect to the third edition, the documentary evidence shows that book sales began with revenues of $7,993.02 in 1996 and $83,394.21 in 1997.
From this data, the Court finds that permissions, particularly Sage's in-house permissions, are an important part of the value of the copyright for the Utilization-Focused Evaluation series. There is significant demand for excerpts from this series, thereby increasing the likelihood of repetitive unlicensed use. This determination strengthens the factor four analysis in Plaintiffs' favor.
After considering all four fair use factors and weighing them together, the Court finds that Defendants have not met their burden of proving that Professor Ohmer's use of Utilization-Focused Evaluation (Third Edition) was a fair use under the Copyright Act. Thus, this claim of copyright infringement succeeds.
Of the 99 alleged infringements that Plaintiffs maintained at the start of trial, only 75 were submitted for post-trial findings of fact and conclusions of law. This Order concludes that the unlicensed use of five excerpts (of four different books) infringed Plaintiffs' copyrights. The question now is whether Georgia State's 2009 Copyright Policy caused those infringements. The Court finds that it did, in that the policy did not limit copying in those instances to decidedly small excerpts as required by this Order. Nor did it proscribe the use of multiple chapters from the same book. Also, the fair use policy did not provide sufficient guidance in determining the "actual or potential effect on the market or the value of the copyrighted work," a task which would likely be futile for prospective determinations (in advance of litigation). The only practical way to deal with factor four in advance likely is to assume that it strongly favors the plaintiff-publisher (if licensed digital excerpts are available).
The Court does believe that Defendants, in adopting the 2009 policy, tried to comply with the Copyright Act. The truth is that fair use principles are notoriously difficult to apply. Nonetheless, in the final analysis Defendants' intent is not relevant to a determination whether infringements occurred. Accordingly, Plaintiffs are entitled to prevail on the following infringement claims:
Summer 2009:
Fall 2009:
With respect to the remaining 94 infringement claims, Defendants are entitled to prevail.
In light of the findings of fact and conclusions of law contained in this Order, Plaintiffs are DIRECTED to file, within twenty (20) days of entry of this Order, the proposed text of any injunctive and declaratory relief they seek, together with the rationale supporting their request. Alternative proposals are acceptable. Defendants may state their opposition, if any, and may propose one or more alternative orders, within fifteen (15) days after Plaintiffs' filing. If Defendants object to Plaintiffs' proposal(s) or if Defendants suggest one or more alternative order(s), the rationale shall be stated. These filings shall not exceed thirty (30) pages each.
Section 505 of the Copyright Act, 17 U.S.C. § 505 provides:
Both sides have requested an award of costs and attorneys' fees Doc. 1 at 29; Doc. 415 at 47 n. 18; Doc. 411 at 61-62]. Consideration of these requests will be deferred until further order of the Court.
The Clerk is DIRECTED to re-submit the file thirty six (36) days after entry of this Order.
Cambridge
Publication
Work Date APS Income ECCS Income Net Sales Revenue
(Pls. Ex. #) (Pls. Ex. #) (Pls. Ex. #) (through
(7/1/2004-12/1/2010) (7/1/2004-12/1/2010) 10/31/2010)
Pronunciation Games 1995 (U.K.) None None £445,283 (141)
1996 (U.S.)
Keep Talking: Communicative 1985 $118.87 (118) None £616,445 (117)
Fluency
More Grammar Games 1995 None None £318,880 (137)
Grammar Practice 1988 (U.K.) None None £67,653 (data for
Activities 1989 (U.S.) second ed.) (102)
Five Minute Activities 1992 None None £928,564 (93)
Liszt: Sonata in B Minor 1996 None None £19,322 (133)
The Cambridge Companion 2004 $20.66 (70) None £24,826 (69) to Mendelssohn The Cambridge Companion 2007 None None £27,866 (78) to Schumann The Cambridge Companion 2000 $163.86 (58) $60.69 (58) £65,231 (57) to Beethoven Ancient Egyptian Materials 2000 $241.49 (14) None £170,793 (13) Criterion-Referenced 2002 None None £38,033 (88) Language Testing Assessing Grammar 2004 $125.67 (19) None £40,163 (18) Assessing Reading 2000 $161.27 (33) None £86,464 (32) Assessing Listening 2001 $158.36 (28) None £63,567 (27) Assessing Language for 1999 (U.K.) None None £48,384 (23) Specific Purposes 2000 (U.S.) Assessing Speaking 2004 $72.93 (38) None £58,893 (37) Learning Vocabulary in 2001 $214.74 (129) None £151,583 (128) Another Language Assessing Vocabulary 2000 $31.98 (48) None £62,861 (47) Assessing Writing 2002 None None £65,392 (42) International Health 1995 $52.62 (113) None £16.284 (112) Organisations A History of Feminist 2007 $11.97 (107) None £45,357 (106) Literary Criticism Understanding Trauma 2007 None None £33,629 (146) Language Acquisition and 2001 $257.43 (124) $669.39 (124) £456 (123) Conceptual Development The Cambridge History of 1998 None None £155,433 (83) China (Vol. 8 Pt. 2) A World of Babies 2000 $1,382.01 (153) $62.99 (153) £99,831 (152)
Oxford
Publication
Work Date APS Income ECCS Income Net Sales Revenue
(7/1/2004-12/1/2010) (7/1/2004-12/1/2010) (through 11/7/10) (Pls.
(Pls. Ex. #) (Pls. Ex. #) Ex. 357 & 366)
Newspapers 1993 None None $21,079.00
Role Play 1987 None None $23,858.00
The Craft of Inquiry 1998 $188.62 (375) $12.36 (375) $86,325.00
Awakening Children's 2001 none $140.55 (358) $130,628.78
Minds
The Music of Berlioz 2001 None None 9580
The Slave Community 1972 $10,732.20 (463) $191.55 (463) $1,602,935.00
Fundamental 1990 $555.68 (409) none £151,242.15
Considerations in Language
Testing
Language Testing in 1996 $5.51 (422) $99.46 (422) £169,112.15 Practice Evolution of Infectious Disease 1994 None None £222,038.50 Approaches to Qualitative 2004 $131.29 (353) $172.59 (353) None Research Film Language 1974 $248.48 (394) $119.24 (394) $21,406 Region, Race and 1982 $1,835.73 (457) $622.80 (457) $2,199 Reconstruction The Unpredictable Past 1993 $701.05 (480) None $79,367.92 Living Ethics 2008 $114.24 (426) None $37,875.00 The Organ as a Mirror of 2002 None None $55,831.00 its Time North German Church Music 1996 None None $24,766.00 Crabgrass Frontier 1985 $2,876.08 (371) $94.25 (371) $741,148.99 The Politics of Public 2004 None None $45,254.40 Housing Regimes and Democracy in 2007 $348.33 (454) None $12,972.45 Latin America Behavior, Society and 1989 $193.80 (362) $151.98 (362) $29,712.00 Nuclear War The Power Elite 1956 $4,645.89 (451) $315.59 (451) $233,350.31
Sage
In-House
Publication Permissions
Work Date APS Income ECCS Income Income Net Sales Revenue
(7/1/2004-12/1/2010) (7/1/2004-12/1/2010) (from date of publication)
(Pls. Ex. #) (Pls. Ex. #) (Pls. Ex. #) (Pls. Ex. #)
Handbook of 2007 None None $983.46 (248) $94,085.88 (248)
Feminist Research
Handbook of Social 2001 $504.90 (292) None £2,470.01 (291) £63,483.74 (291)
Theory
The Sage Handbook 2005 $2,042.34 (287) $1,131.86 (287) $18,711.95 (283) $1,327,804.06 (283)
of Qualitative
Research (Third)
The Sage Handbook 2000 $10,351.40 (286) $6,324.61 (286) $58,904.47 (283) $1,300,053.54 (283)
of Qualitative
Research (Second)
Handbook of Critical 2008 $37.84 (238) $138.04 (238) $383.15 (237) $161,204.62 (237)
and Indigenous
Methodologies
Qualitative Research 2004 $208.09 (304) $192.78 (304) £65.78 (302) + $119 £74,005.82 (302)
Practice (303)
Handbook of 2007 $94.08 (264) $18.52 (264) $437.28 (262) $131,515.66 (262)
Narrative Inquiry
Inside Interviewing 2003 $26.58 (297) None $482.18 (296) $23,474.26 (296)
Handbook of Ethnography 2001 $694.77 (242) $413.03 (242) £195.29 (241) £75,826.44 (241)
The Sage Handbook 1994 $5,672.22 $4,632.40 $10,934.62 None of Qualitative Research (First) African American 1995 $151.47 (208) $782.14 (208) $2,841.57 (206, 207) $53,007.84 (206) Single Mothers Black Children 2002 $819.40 (216) $116.03 (216) $1,237.63 (214, 215) $104,828.72 (214) (Second) Black Families 1997 $1,217.87 (224) $931.60 (224) $3,561 (222) $144,388.03 (222) (Third) Theoretical Frame-works 2006 None None $138.61 (308, 309) $75,320.69 (308) in Qualitative Research Handbook of Mixed 2003 $1,033.78 (256) $51.41 (256) $2,825.86 (255) $391,077.68 (255) Methods Contemporary Cases 2005 $415.16 (230) None $333.81 (314) $365,751.22 (314) in U.S. Foreign Policy U.S. Foreign Policy: 2005 $137.70 (315) None $285.33 (314) $738,238.89 (314) The Paradox of World Power Utilization-Focused 1997 $1,671.61 (321) $2,688.92 (321) $15,490.85 (319) $812,595.44 (319) Evaluation (Third)
None of the authors or external editors of the works at issue in this case are employees of Cambridge, Oxford, or Sage. Thus, any alleged work made for hire must be accompanied by a written instrument signed by the parties agreeing the work is made for hire pursuant to subparagraph (2). See also Cmty. for Creative Non-Violence v. Reid, 490 U.S. 730, 738, 109 S.Ct. 2166, 104 L.Ed.2d 811 (1989).
Id. at 17. The trial court found that the articles were "the copyrighted works," not the journals. Whole articles had been copied; fair use did not apply. In affirming the trial court, the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit emphasized that "... by virtue of the parties' stipulation, this case now concerns the copyrights in the eight articles from Catalysis found in Chickering's files, copyrights now owned by Academic Press." 60 F.3d at 918. The stipulations which persuaded the Court of Appeals that the articles (not the journals) were "the copyrighted works" for purposes of the § 107(3) and (4) analysis are not set forth in the opinion.
Typically, a copyright infringement case begins with identification of exactly what infringement is claimed. The fact of copyright registration supporting that claim is a substantive element of plaintiff's cause of action. Reed Elsevier, Inc. v. Muchnick, ___ U.S. ___, 130 S.Ct. 1237, 1246-47, 176 L.Ed.2d 18 (2010). If plaintiff establishes a prima facie case of infringement, defendant may address its fair use defense to the same claimed infringement which is the subject of plaintiff's claim. The Texaco opinion is unsatisfying because the factual basis for the Court of Appeals' determination that the articles were "the copyrighted works" (i.e., the precise wording of the stipulations) is not provided in the opinion.
Since Campbell was decided, courts and commentators have disagreed about where the burden of proof lies on factor four. Compare Princeton University Press v. Michigan Document Services, Inc., 99 F.3d 1381, 1385 (6th Cir.1996) ("The burden of proof as to market effect rests with the copyright holder if the challenged use is of a `noncommercial' nature."), with 4-13 NIMMER ON COPYRIGHT § 13.05 (noting that in light of Campbell, defendants "will be challenged to develop an appropriate record" to carry their burden of proof on factor four). This Court's best interpretation is that Campbell places the burden of proof for all four factors on the proponent of the fair use defense.
Furthermore, in Fiscal Year 2009, CCC paid royalties of $935,450.35 to Cambridge, $1,650,323.00 to Oxford, and $2,136,912.89 to Sage [Stipulations, Doc. 276 ¶ 33]. These figures make clear that Sage and Oxford had a larger presence in the excerpt market in 2009 than did Cambridge.
