The Ontario Ministry of Education has reportedly agreed to pay about $16 million in retroactive copyright fees to Access Copyright. The fees arise as a result of a recent Copyright Board decision.
Ontario Government To Cover Retroactive Access Copyright Bills
October 25, 2009
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The link seems bad?
When I clicked it, I ended up at a “404” and a “Feedback” page.
What a waste of taxpayer money.
The copyright board should stop giving out free handouts.