‘Reparing Canada’s Copyright Act’ is the request sent from Access Copyright to the new prime minister, Mark Carney.
Canadian Copyright: Concerns in Light of the Justin Trudeau Resignation
The week’s abrupt resignation by Justin Trudeau means more uncertainty and crisis in parts of Canadian copyright law.
Canadian Copyright Crisis: IFRRO Calls on Ottawa For Reform
The International Federation of Reproduction Rights Organizations joins Access Copyright and Copibec in their demand on lawmakers.
French- and English-Language Canadians Protest Copyright Inaction
‘Québec rights holders have not been immune’ from the devastation of Canada’s copyright act in fair-dealing,’ says Copibec’s Christian LaForce.
Copyright: Canadian Publishing Calls Out Ottawa’s Inaction
Seeing no follow-through on the Canadian government’s promise to review the Copyright Modernization Act, a coalition asks for a meeting.
Rights Roundup: A Monstrous 31 Rights Sales for a Trilogy in Finland
Titles in this Rights Roundup come from Finland, Spain, the United Kingdom, and Italy, and they include a single entry with 31 rights sales.
Copyright in Canada: Publishers Cheer Settlement of Copibec’s Laval University Lawsuit in Québec
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.
Canadian Copyright Challenge: Québec’s Copibec Class Action Receives Boost in Court
Royalties payable by Canadian universities to authors, visual artists and their publishers are down almost 50 percent since 2012, says Copibec.
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