PUBLISHERS FEAR CANADIAN COPYRIGHT BILL WILL SLOW SUPPLY OF EDUCATIONAL BOOKS
July 1st, 2012
BY MJ DESCHAMPS
The Canadian government's long-awaited copyright reforms have finally been passed by the country's House of Commons, and there are concerns that the legislation could deter publishers from providing books to Canada's universities and colleges.
The new law adds 'education' - the term is otherwise undefined - as a purpose under 'fair dealing', which, according to Carolyn Wood, executive director of the Canadian Association of Publishers, means "copying need not be compensated if the purpose of the copying is education."
She told ...
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