TY - JOUR AB - Purpose– This article seeks to discuss the implications of the Cambridge University Press et al. lawsuit filed against Georgia State University.Design/methodology/approach– The article concerns itself with the root causes of the lawsuit, and the bizarre nature of producers suing a member of their primary clientele.Findings– The article does not offer an opinion on which party should or will prevail, but instead focuses on the growing divide between publishers and academia, which seems headed for a showdown.Originality/value– The article offers another perspective on the pending lawsuit, which has the potential to define fair use in a quantifiable way. VL - 27 IS - 4 SN - 1065-075X DO - 10.1108/10650751111182551 UR - https://doi.org/10.1108/10650751111182551 AU - Medeiros Norm PY - 2011 Y1 - 2011/01/01 TI - Point of no return? Fair use on trial T2 - OCLC Systems & Services: International digital library perspectives PB - Emerald Group Publishing Limited SP - 260 EP - 263 Y2 - 2024/04/19 ER -