Publishers Appeal Despite Favorable Decision

Publishers Weekly explores the reasons why publishers, having gotten a decision favorale to their interests, are appealing it anyway.

In a surprise move, the publisher plaintiffs in the closely-watched Georgia State University copyright case have asked for a full (en banc) hearing by the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals, despite the fact that a three-judge panel handed them a victory last month when it unanimously reversed a 2012 district court verdict against them.