THE UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN’S MAIN CAMPUS IS SITUATED ON TREATY 6 TERRITORY AND THE HOMELAND OF THE MÉTIS.
THE UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN’S MAIN CAMPUS IS SITUATED ON TREATY 6 TERRITORY AND THE HOMELAND OF THE MÉTIS.
By Canadian University Press March 21, 2014
A recent court decision in the case involving corporations TekSavvy and Voltage Pictures is working towards shutting down copyright trolling in Canada and protecting alleged infringers from exploitation.
By Canadian University Press March 25, 2012
There’s one update ready for our copyright laws. Should we install it?
On Feb. 14, the Copyright Modernization Act (Bill C-11), was submitted to committee for review and amendments. The bill aims to update copyright laws last altered in 1997 and make breaking digital locks illegal.
By Bryn Becker October 1, 2011
Despite a comfortable position alongside a myriad of disturbing new laws, the government’s proposed Internet surveillance legislation, known publicly as lawful access, was conspicuously absent from the Conservative’s recent omnibus crime bill. This came as a welcome surprise to many, considering that the prime minister had pledged to pass the legislation within the first 100 days of the new parliament. Unfortunately, there’s no real indication that the bill is gone for good. Canadian Internet users are still in the government’s judicial crosshairs.
By Tannara Yelland September 8, 2011
In the wake of a proposed fee increase, universities across Canada have opted to leave contracts with once-popular copyright licenser Access Copyright, an organization that offers advance permission to copy a variety of works, including textbooks, newspapers and journals.
By The Sheaf January 29, 2011
After a scare that Access Copyright fees would rise by 1,200 per cent, universities across the country can breathe a little easier.
By The Sheaf January 8, 2011
Is the iPod tax just another packaged political phrase of 2010, or is it a real expense consumers may soon have to face?
By The Sheaf January 6, 2011
The Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada is fighting changes to Access Copyright’s licensing system.
By The Sheaf October 13, 2010
Once again, Britain is host to a hacking debacle that has exposed the seamy side to a critical public policy issue. This time the topic is copyright.