Sam Trosow points to a new advisory from the Canadian Association of University Teachers on fair dealing. The advisory does a terrific job of explaining the breadth and limits of fair dealing in Canada. More importantly, it urges action — legislative action to preserve the Supreme Court of Canada's analysis […]
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Debating Parody Protection in Canada
Howard Knopf has a pair of interesting posts (1, 2) on the absence of explicit legal protection for parody under Canadian copyright law in light of a recent case involving Canwest (case here, report on the case here).
New Zealand Copyright Reforms and Consultation
The Government of New Zealand has introduced legislation to amend the photographer commissioner rule (similar reforms were proposed in C-61). It has also launched a consultation on establishing a fair dealing exception for parody and satire, two exceptions that remain unaddressed in Canada.
Graduate Students on Copyright Reform
The National Graduate Caucus has issued a release focusing on the need to preserve fair dealing.
61 Reforms to C-61, Day 46: Education Harms – Lesson Provisions Only Extend To Limited Exceptions
With the school year set to resume in just over a week, the 61 reforms series turns to the education concerns associated with Bill C-61. Statistics Canada confirmed last fall that the Internet is changing the face of Canadian education by altering the ways students conduct their research or participate in distance learning. This is particularly true for students from rural or small-town communities, who increasingly depend on the Internet for electronic distance learning. Many in the education community have reacted with alarm at C-61 including the Canadian Association of University Teachers, the Canadian Federation for the Humanities and Social Sciences, and the Canadian Federation of Students. Moreover, University executives are beginning to speak out as well – Athabasca University Vice-President of Research Rory McGreal recently published an op-ed that warned that "the proposed new Bill C-61 will have profound negative effects on researchers and educators as well as the general public."
A particular sore point is the bill's treatment of "lessons." While the provisions purport to provide the education community with new rights to faciliate distance learning, these provisions are stunningly arcane and practically worthless.