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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BC Court Rules Rogers’ Zoocasa Real Estate Site Infringed Copyright, Breached Terms of Use
The decision includes many important findings on online contracts, trespass, and copyright. The court canvasses the law of online contracts and concludes that website terms of use can be enforceable. In this particular case, Century 21’s terms prohibited copying or scraping its content. By doing so, Zoocasa breached the contract. The court awarded $1,000 in damages for the breach. Note that the court even finds that continuing to link to the Century 21 site (a practice prohibited by Century 21 once it provides notice) was a breach of the contract.
NDP on the Wikileaks Canadian Copyright Cables
The NDP issued a release yesterday criticizing the government on the revelations found in the Wikileaks cables involving Canada and copyright. The party said the cables paint “an alarming picture.”
Globe on Copyright’s War of Words
Kate Taylor of the Globe wrote a lengthy piece on copyright over the weekend, focused on divisions between education and copyright collectives.
New Wikileaks Docs Show Ex-Minister Bernier Offered To Leak Copyright Bill to U.S.
The disclosures are particularly relevant since Parliament is set to resume in several weeks with the reintroduction of a copyright reform bill slated to be one of the government’s top priorities. The bill is expected to mirror Bill C-32, the previous copyright package that died with the election in the spring.
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