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California college professor sues students after midterm and final exams are posted online

An assistant professor at Chapman University filed a federal lawsuit accusing at least one student of posting parts of his midterm and final exams online. Dav

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An assistant professor at Chapman University filed a federal lawsuit accusing at least one student of posting parts of his midterm and final exams online. Dav

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  • David A. Berkovitz, who teaches business at Chapman, a private university in Orange, California, accused five unnamed defendants of copyright infringement.
  • Course Hero, an education website that provides study material for students, is accused of posting parts of his midterm and final exams on the website without his permission.
  • The suit, filed March 10 in U.S.
  • District Court for Central California, does not identify any of the defendants.
  • An attorney says his client intends to subpoena Course Hero to obtain records identifying those responsible for posting the information.Course Hero says it does not tolerate copyright infringement of any kind and has preventative measures and enforcement policies in place.