Three textbooks publishers, backed by the Association of American Publishers, are suing Georgia State over its use of digital course packets.  The lawsuit claims that the university is distributing copyrighted material to students without permission or paying licensing fees.  The lawsuit asks the University to suspend the practice but stops short of asking for financial compensation.  Georgia Tech has so for defended its practice as protected under the fair use doctrine, which allows for limited use of copyrighted materials.  As legal precedent exists concerning physical but not digital course packs, the case could determine future digital course pack practices across the country.

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