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Canadian Copyright, Fair Dealing and Education, Part Four: The Disappearance of Course Packs

Michael Geist

Simply put, the move digital course management systems has spelled the end of paper course packs and the increased the value of digital licensing models. For example, a 2021 study in The Canadian Journal of Higher Education analyzed 3,391 course syllabi used between 2015 and 2020 from 34 Canadian universities.

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Certified tariffs not mandatory says SCOC in York v Access Copyright 

Barry Sookman

Canadian Copyright Licensing Agency (Access Copyright) , 2021 SCC 32. In addition, the Court further developed its fair dealing framework adopted in CCH v Law Society ( CCH ), Alberta (Education ) and SOCAN v Bell Canada (SOCAN). The Supreme Court released another landmark copyright decision in York University v.

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Making College (Textbooks) Affordable

Velocity of Content

Publishing industry analyst Bill Rosenblatt wrote for Publishers Weekly that higher education is the publishing segment undergoing the most disruptive changes today. Click below to listen to the latest episode of the Velocity of Content podcast.

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Copyright-A Bane For The Students Or A Boon For Copyright Owners?

IP and Legal Filings

The United Kingdom on the recommendation of the Whitford Committee on the issue of reprography established “Copyright Licensing Agency” which offers a blanket license to schools and colleges for a negotiated annual fee. It mandated corporate bodies, reprographic shops, libraries, educational institutions, etc. Way Forward.

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Micro Entity Status: Qualifying to Reduce Patent Fees

LexBlog IP

In addition, to obtain small entity status, you or your organization: Has/have not assigned, granted, conveyed, or licensed, Are/is not under obligation to assign, grant, convey, or license, any rights in the invention. Institution of Higher Education Basis. patent system. Gross Income Basis, or. LARGE Entity.

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Canadian Copyright, Fair Dealing and Education, Part One: Setting the Record Straight

Michael Geist

Canadian copyright lobby groups have relentlessly lobbied the government to overturn decades of Supreme Court of Canada jurisprudence, seeking unprecedented restrictions on fair dealing that include eliminating it for educational institutions if a licence is available.

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When is an IP agreement between a university and a student inventor unfair?

The IPKat

In 2016, ONI licensed the Nanoimager from the University, whereby the University received royalties on ONI’s sales of the Nanoimager based on the terms of the IP Provisions. Unfairness in a DPhil contract can be assessed in reference to the intellectual property rights terms in other higher-education institutions.