‘Reform measures are anticipated over the course of the next year,’ says a statement from Ottawa, ‘to enable creators to get paid properly.’ Canada’s House of Commons has opened its review of the controversial 2012 Copyright Modernization Act.
At a Conference on Canada’s Copyright Modernization Act: ‘Where Does Balance Fit?’
‘Canadian content? There won’t be any,’ warned Kate Taylor of the ‘Globe and Mail,’ as she moderated a panel on Canada’s Copyright Modernization Act.
Québec’s Copibec Opens the Newest Challenge to Canada’s Copyright Modernization Act
‘You have to pay for access to educational content,’ says Copibec’s Frédérique Couette, launching a class action lawsuit against Université Laval
Canadian Copyright Modernization Act: Chronicle of a Disaster Foretold
A call for Canada’s government to conduct a fact-based review of its disastrous Copyright Moderization Act. Editorial by Nicole Saint-Jean, President, Association nationale des éditeurs de livres (ANEL)
Copyright Advocates Applaud Canada’s Parliamentary Review of Modernization Act
While the recommendations still must be legislated, Canadian publishing sees light at the end of a tunnel, after years of devastating copyright losses.
Canada: A Nationwide Coalition Demands a Copyright Fix
‘Canada is an international embarrassment’: A consortium of English- and French-language copyright advocates take the fight to Parliament Hill.
Rights Edition: Canada’s Crisis Triggers Downsizing at Access Copyright
A new level of Canada’s copyright emergency: ‘The hollowing out of Access Copyright,’ has caused a 79-percent loss to rights holders.
At London Book Fair Tuesday: Copyright Under Attack
Threats to copyright protections, publishing leaders at London Book Fair will say today, are as broadly international as the Internet.
Copyright: American Publishers File for Summary Judgment Against the Internet Archive
They sued the Internet Archive in June 2020 for copyright infringement. Now, American publishers file for summary judgment.
Canadian Publishing Hails Ottawa’s Copyright Commitment
After a decade of wrenching struggle, Canada’s new federal budget specifically promises relief for beleaguered, unpaid copyright holders.