Copyright in the News

Links to selected articles and external news items related to copyright that might be of interest.

2019

The Hill Times - "Fair Dealing is a Right, not a Privilege" - 27 Feb 2019

2018

Ourcommons.ca - "News Release: Statutory Review of the Copyright Act: Standing Committee on Industry, Science and Technology to travel to Canada" - 25 Apr 2018

National Post - "Restricting copyright exceptions detrimental to education, says student group" - 24 Apr 2018

iPolitics.ca - "Fair Dealing not to blame for publishers' losses, education groups tell MPs" - 17 Apr 2018

Ourcommons.ca - "News Release: Phase I of the statutory review of the Copyright Act" - 12 Apr 2018

Ourcommons.ca - "News Release: The Standing Committee on Industry, Science and Technology is launching its review of the Copyright Act" - 29 Mar 2018

2017

CAUT - "The case for balanced copyright" - Dec 2017

Michael Geist - "The Fight for Fair Copyright Returns: Canadian Government Launches Major Copyright Review" - 13 Dec 2017

Publishing Perspectives - "Quebec's Copibec Opens the Newest Challenge to Canada's Copyright Modernization Act" - 07 Sep 2017

The Conversation - "Why universities can't be expected to police copyright infringement" - 21 Aug 2017

University Affairs - "Federal Court rules against York University in fair dealing case" - 25 Jul 2017

Canadian Alliance of Student Associations - "Students deeply concerned with Federal Court ruling against York University" - 18 Jul 2017

Edmonton Journal - "Opinion: Government belongs to the people; so should its documents" - 03 Jun 2017

Australian Financial Review - "Textbook publishers should stop bleating about copyright reform: Macmillan chief" - 02 Apr 2017

Michael Geist - "Who is on the Wrong Side?: Why the Copyright Mistake at Concordia Highlights the Problems with Collective Licensing" - 13 Mar 2017

CBC News - "Ineffective laws fuelling Canada's online piracy problem, U.S. copyright group says" - 19 Feb 2017

Global News - "No, you do not have to pay a 'settlement fee' if you get an illegal download notice" - 13 Jan 2017

2016

University Affairs - "Copyright back in the spotlight with several impending decisions" - 21 Sep 2016

CBC News - "University of Manitoba students receive 'extortion' letters over illegal downloads" - 12 Sep 2016

Vox - "Why one woman stole 50 million academic papers - and made them all free to read" - 28 Apr 2016

 

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