As Canadian universities continue to debate whether to sign the Access
Copyright model licence, one of the copyright collective's chief
arguments in favour of the deal is access to what it describes
as "an ever-growing repertoire of books, journals, newspapers,
etc.".
Yet the reality is that while the number of works within the repertoire
may be growing, the works being copied under the Access Copyright
licence is almost certainly declining, thereby diminishing its value
for potential licensees, such as universities.
How is this possible when the relative size of the Access Copyright
repertoire keeps growing?
There are two reasons. First, Section 20 of the model licence makes it
clear that it only kicks in if the use of the work does not otherwise
fall within an exception under the Copyright Act or is subject to
alternate licensing arrangement, such as database site licences or open
access. As I argued in my post on why
universities should not sign the licence,
these alternatives represent a growing percentage of copying that takes
place within universities. Moreover, once Bill C-11 becomes law, the
percentage will grow further as the education-specific exceptions take
effect.
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EDRi has posted four unredacted ACTA documents that provide insight
into four of the ACTA negotiation rounds - Paris, Rabat, Seoul, and Guadalajara.
The documents highlight the disagreement over ACTA transparency and
concerns with the U.S. position on the Internet chapter.
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