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The Canadian Copyright Modernization Act of 2012

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Copyright Advocates Applaud Canada’s Parliamentary Review of Modernization Act

In Feature Articles by Porter AndersonMay 16, 2019

While the recommendations still must be legislated, Canadian publishing sees light at the end of a tunnel, after years of devastating copyright losses.

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Canadian Publishers Issue Statement on Access Copyright Counterclaim to Education Lawsuit

In News by Porter AndersonJuly 23, 2018

In Canada’s long struggle over copyright protection and ‘fair dealing,’ Access Copyright responds to the education sector’s lawsuit, while the Parliamentary review of the Copyright Moderniztion Act is ongoing.

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The International Publishers Association at WIPO: Drawing a Line at Copyright Exceptions

In Feature Articles by Porter AndersonJuly 16, 2018

In stating its support for two years of discussion, the International Publishers Association at WIPO’s semiannual committee meetings signaled its stance on international copyright exceptions in education.

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Copyright in Canada: Publishers Cheer Settlement of Copibec’s Laval University Lawsuit in Québec

In News by Porter AndersonJune 21, 2018

The Association of Canadian Publishers welcomes the settlement in French-language Canada, as the country’s 2012 Copyright Modernization Act’s parliamentary review is ongoing.

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Beleaguered Access Copyright, Turning 30, Is Honored by Canadian Publishers

In News by Porter AndersonMay 24, 2018

Calling it ‘a truly essential organization for making our marketplace work,’ Canadian publishers honor the Access Copyright revenue collection agency, which is in the middle of a dispute with the education sector.

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‘Fix Our Marketplace,’ Canadian Publishers Tell Parliament in Copyright Act Hearings

In Feature Articles by Porter AndersonMay 18, 2018

‘My colleagues and I are suffering real-time damage triggered by this act.’ Glenn Rollans and Kate Edwards of the Association of Canadian Publishers, along with John Degen of the Writers’ Union, testify in hearings on the Copyright Modernization Act.

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IPA Names Canada ‘a Bad-Case Example’ for ‘Interfering With Copyright’

In Feature Articles by Porter AndersonMay 10, 2018

In some of the most pointed commentary yet on the crisis created by the 2012 Copyright Modernization Act, the International Publishers Association testifies that Canada is ‘internationally an outlier’ for failing to protect intellectual property.

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Canadian Publishers Blast School Boards’ Lawsuit of Access Copyright

In News by Porter AndersonFebruary 28, 2018

‘We have no choice but to interpret this suit as the intimidating action that it is,’ says the leadership of the Association of Canadian Publishers in a statement on the lawsuit by almost 100 school boards and education ministries.

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94 Canadian School Boards and Ministries Sue Access Copyright: Writers Call It ‘an Outrageous Attack’

In Feature Articles by Porter AndersonFebruary 23, 2018

With five years of copyright revenue reportedly compromised under Canada’s Copyright Modernization Act, the country’s education sector now is suing Access Copyright for money from three prior years. The Writers Union denounces it as ‘a cynical tactic.’

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Canada Activates Its Copyright Modernization Act Five-Year Review

In Feature Articles by Porter AndersonJanuary 2, 2018

‘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.

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