College Wins $75 Million in Course Hero Copyright Verdict (1)

Course Hero owes Post University $75 million, a jury found in a copyright dispute over the homework-help platform’s publication of unauthorized copies of exams and assignments.

Course Hero infringed the university’s works and transmitted false copyright management information by modifying the class materials to add its name in banners, logos, watermarks, and notices, a jury found Wednesday in the US District Court for the District of Connecticut. Course Hero committed more than 30,000 total violations of the Digital Millennial Copyright Act, according to the verdict, which was posted in the court’s docket Thursday afternoon. The jury assessed the maximum ...