Exactly one hundred years ago today, on December 16, 1911 the UK Copyright Act of 1911 received royal assent, and for the first time the principle of fair dealing became part of the imperial copyright legislation. Ten years later, the…
Monthly Archives: December 2011
Access? Copyright!
Supporters of collective administration of copyrights often promote collectives as the silver bullet that solves copyright law’s underlying dilemma: how to provide incentives for creators, without unduly limiting access to protected works. Collectives often argue that they do both. This…
Fair Dealing, Copyright, and the Haggadah
The Supreme Court of Canada heard five copyright cases over dense two-day hearings on Dec. 6-7. One of the cases involved the application of the concept of fair dealing with copyrighted works in education. At the heart of this appeal…
