Fair Dealing by Giulia Forsythe (CC BY-NC-SA 2.0) https://flic.kr/p/dRkXwP

Fair Dealing by Giulia Forsythe (CC BY-NC-SA 2.0) https://flic.kr/p/dRkXwP

Copyright

ACTA Meeting Next Week: U.S. & EU Talk to Work Out Divide

Inside US Trade has an update on the ACTA negotiations that confirm many of the recent reports on a divide between the U.S. and the EU.  The article quotes an industry source as saying the other ACTA participants encouraged the discussion on issues such as geographical indications since “countries feared […]

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August 11, 2010 2 comments News

Access Copyright’s 1300% Tariff Increase – Deadline to Object is August 11, 2010

Howard Knopf has a must-read post on the Access Copyright proposed tariff that would increase costs by 1300% over the current rate.  The proposal is for $45 per university student, which would potential cost universities (and taxpayers) millions of dollars.  The cost for college students is $35 per student.  While […]

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August 9, 2010 68 comments News

C-32’s Fair Dealing Fears Greatly Exaggerated – Hill Times Edition

This week’s Hill Times includes my op-ed on the recent Access Copyright win at the Federal Court of Appeal and how the decision demonstrates that fears about fair dealing reform in Bill C-32 are greatly exaggerated.  Text of the op-ed below.

The introduction of long-awaited copyright reform legislation has generated considerable discussion among Canadians about whether the latest bill strikes the right balance. While concern over Bill C-32’s digital lock rules has garnered the lion share of attention with expressions of concern from all opposition parties and a wide range of stakeholders, the other major issue in the bill is the extension of fair dealing – Canada’s version of fair use – to cover education, parody, and satire.  

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August 6, 2010 3 comments Columns

Access to Knowledge in Africa: The Role of Copyright

My colleague Jeremy deBeer is one of several researchers who has edited a new volume that provides a detailed look at the role of copyright on access to knowledge in Africa.  The full book is available as a free download.

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August 6, 2010 Comments are Disabled News

Search Engine on the DMCA Exemptions

Search Engine covers [MP3] the new DMCA exemptions in an interesting interview with EFF’s Corynne McSherry.

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August 6, 2010 Comments are Disabled News