AUCC’s Paul Davidson has penned an op-ed in the Globe that responds to the “summer fiction” coming from Access Copyright. The piece sets the record straight on why the collectives one size fits all fee does not represent good value for money any more.
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Access Copyright Responds to Transactional Licence Complaint
Access Copyright has filed its response to the AUCC motion on its refusal to provide transactional licenses. As I’ve noted in recent posts, a growing number of Canadian universities are dropping the Access Copyright interim tariff, with or without the transactional licence.
Copyright Board Moves Ahead With Transactional Licence Issue
Howard Knopf reports that the Copyright Board of Canada has given Access Copyright until tomorrow to respond to the AUCC filing on transactional licences. Follow-up responses are due by June 23rd, suggesting that the Board may move quickly to address the issue.
“A Gross Abuse of the Collective Administration of Copyright”
AUCC Post C-32 Position Paper: Focus on Fair Dealing and Digital Locks
The Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada has posted its position paper on Bill C-32. The AUCC is calling for the six factor test from the Supreme Court to be incorporated into fair dealing and for the bill “to permit the breaking of digital locks for any purpose that […]
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