The Access Copyright v. York University trial begins in Federal Court on May 16th. At issue is their fair dealing policy, and whether or not the Access Copyright tariff may be mandatory.
The ‘Maker’ movement, aided by 3D printing and other technologies, challenges current intellectual property laws, and requires participants to be IP-savvy.
Fair Dealing Week is an annual celebration of fair dealing in Canada, which acts as a balance between copyright owners and users, and which fosters creative and scholarly development.
At the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) talks, Canada has caved to pressure from the USA to extend the term of copyright protection to life-plus-70 years
Fifty years after the death of Rachel Carson and Ian Fleming, their works are now in the public domain in Canada. In the USA, where copyright lasts for 70 years, their work remains protected.
Effective January 1st, Internet intermediaries (ISPs and website hosts) are required to take certain actions upon receiving a notice of alleged infringement from a copyright owner.
Access Copyright is suing York University, and now Copibec is suing l'Universite Laval. Are both essentially a test of the universities' educational copying policies?
There is an obscure clause in EU copyright laws which state that it is illegal to publish nighttime photos of certain public buildings (including the Eiffel Tower) without asking permission.
