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: Michael Geist

Macleans on C-32 & Fair Dealing: Claims of Rampant Copying "Grossly Exaggerated"

By Michael Geist

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Macleans education blog has a post on Bill C-32 and the extension of the fair dealing provision to education. The post gets beyond the misinformation campaign to set the record straight:

"the claims that the addition of education as a fair dealing category will lead to the erosion of the Canadian publishing industry and rampant copying of materials completely free of charge are grossly exaggerated. The change will only help clarify what kind of copying is acceptable in an educational setting and allow educators to expand their lesson plans to use a myriad of technologies outside of traditional print materials."

Meanwhile, OCAD President Sara Diamond has an excellent op-ed on the issue, emphasizing the reality that fair dealing involves a two-part test which helps ensure that any qualifying dealing is fair.

Full post as published by Michael Geist on December 09, 2010 (boomark / email).