Submission on Tri-Agency Open Access Policy
Here is my submission to the consultation on the Tri-Agency Open Access Policy (…if you have been thinking of sending one in, note they are due today!) Submission of Prof. Samuel E. Trosow on Tri-Agency Open Access Policy Please accept…
U of T, Western decline to renew blanket licence with Access Copyright
Here is an entry written by Lisa Di Valentino, originally pubished at http://fairdealingineducation.wordpress.com/2013/12/11/uoft-western-decline-to-renew-blanket-licence-with-access-copyright It’s just been announced the the University of Toronto and the University of Western Ontario have declined to renew the controversial blanket licence with collective Access…
SCC Upholds Union’s Expression Rights over Privacy Challenge
The Supreme Court of Canada has issued a unanimous decision dismissing an appeal brought by the Alberta Information and Privacy Commissioner in Alberta (Information and Privacy Commissioner) v. United Food and Commercial Workers, Local 401 (2013 SCC 62). The judgment…
Google’s Fair-Use Claim Prevails in the Google Books Case
The US District Court (for the Southern District of NY) has issued a decision granting summary judgment to the defendant in Authors Guild v Google. Judge Denny Chin has written a very straightforward and easy to read opinion that basically…
Open Access: Historical Highlights, Issues and Policies
In recognition of International Open Access Week (October 21st-25th), the FIMS Graduate Resource Center and the Progressive Librarians Guild (London Ontario chapter) invite you to a panel discussion on current open access issues Thursday, October 24th, noon to 1:20pm 285…
HBR “Notice of Use Restrictions” questioned
There have recently been a number of tweets in response to an article by Joshua Gans in the Contribution Economy blog about a very curious notice of usage restriction attached to Harvard Business Review articles accessed via EBSCO. The restriction…
AUCC’s nine-pack of Fair Dealing Guidelines
The full text of the 9 revised AUCC Fair Dealing Guidelines have now been posted online on the SCRIBD website (links at excesscopyright.blogspot.ca) and at the University of Calgary library. I’m curious as to why AUCC does not just post…
Comparison of Fair Dealing and Fair Use in Education Post-Pentalogy
Lisa Di Valentino, a doctoral student in Library & Information Science at the University of Western Ontario has posted a new working paper on SSRN. Entitled “Comparison of Fair Dealing and Fair Use in Education Post-Pentalogy”, the author discusses and…
It’s the Labour Day Weekend … do you know where your school’s fair dealing guidelines are?
As Colleges and Universities across Canada are preparing for the start of a new academic year, it’s a good time to assess (or reassess) the state of copyright policies in our educational institutions. It’s been over a year now since…
Looking forward: The next Librarian and Archivist of Canada
The Canadian Association of University Teachers has released the following statement about the new direction needed for LAC and the qualities of the next head: Looking forward: The next Librarian and Archivist of Canada The resignation of the Librarian and…
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