Fair dealing is heading back to the Supreme Court of Canada. This morning, the court granted leave to hear an appeal of SOCAN v. Bell Canada, the case in which the Federal Court of Appeal confirmed that 30 second song previews can constitute fair dealing under the Copyright Act since […]
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Clearing Up the Copyright Confusion: Fair Dealing and Bill C-32
Given the recent discussion, this lengthy post [also available as a PDF] seeks to clear up the confusion with an opening basic introduction to fair dealing and the proposed reforms followed by answers to many of the questions that have been raised over the past few months (a similar review of the digital lock rules can be found here [PDF]).
Bill C-32 and Fair Dealing – The Basics
C-32 Legislative Committee Discussion Marked By Copyright Confusion
Today’s Bill C-32 Legislative committee hearing, which featured only two witnesses, may have marked a new low given the amount of confusion and misinformation coming from MPs and witnesses. The panel should have delivered a good debate on C-32 and fair dealing given the presence of the Canadian Teachers Federation […]
Macleans on C-32 & Fair Dealing: Claims of Rampant Copying “Grossly Exaggerated”
Macleans education blog has a post on Bill C-32 and the extension of the fair dealing provision to education. The post gets beyond the misinformation campaign to set the record straight: “the claims that the addition of education as a fair dealing category will lead to the erosion of the […]
National Post on C-32’s Fair Dealing
The National Post ran a story over the weekend on the fight over fair dealing in Bill C-32.
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