Supreme Court & Copyright Case -U of T Intervened

[wildernessvoice]

Supreme Court & Copyright Case -U of T Intervened
http://ca.news.yahoo.com/supreme-court- ... 07503.html

OTTAWA - A series of rulings from the Supreme Court of Canada today could have an impact on everything from grade-school handouts to the cost of downloading music.

The top court decided last year to consider five different copyright-related cases at once.

One of the appeals raises the question of whether elementary and secondary school teachers can photocopy materials for their students without having to pay copyright fees.

Education ministers and school boards from across Canada are arguing that the practice falls well within the so-called fair dealing exemptions of the Copyright Act.
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The Centre for Innovation Law and Policy at the University of Toronto intervened in the case, arguing that the concept of fair dealing should be given a large and liberal interpretation.

[Connie Fournier]

If my copyright case is appealed, I will NOT be going in there alone this time. Guaranteed.

[WestViking]

If my copyright case is appealed, I will NOT be going in there alone this time. Guaranteed.

The decision is out: http://scc.lexum.org/en/2012/2012scc37/2012scc37.html

[Connie Fournier]

Great decision and great list of interveners:

Canadian Publishers’ Council, Association of Canadian Publishers, Canadian Educational Resources Council, Canadian Association of University Teachers, Canadian Federation of Students, Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada, Association of Canadian Community Colleges, CMRRA-SODRAC Inc., Samuelson-Glushko Canadian Internet Policy and Public Interest Clinic, Canadian Authors Association, Canadian Freelance Union, Canadian Society of Children’s Authors, Illustrators and Performers, League of Canadian Poets, Literary Translators’ Association of Canada, Playwrights Guild of Canada, Professional Writers Association of Canada, Writers’ Union of Canada and Centre for Innovation Law and Policy of the Faculty of Law University of Toronto

I'll keep that handy.

[drummer]

I already like this Supreme court more and more

Michael Geist: Supreme Court of Canada Stands Up For Fair Dealing in Stunning Sweep of Cases

http://www.michaelgeist.ca/content/view/6588/125/

[RadicallyLiberal]

damn, this is a game changer in the positive!

I've been working on a business model that this changes.... positively for me.

What country am I living in again?

Maybe the courts will throw out this foolish governments new copyright legislation ideas one day soon.