The Varsity » Millennials focus of Open Access Week

abernard102@gmail.com 2014-10-28

Summary:

"In recent years, copyright regulations have been under fire for creating costly barriers to published materials and for lack of adaptability to changing technologies. In 2012, amendments to Canada’s Copyright Act saw the Supreme Court expand their definition of fair copyright practices to include research, private study, education, parody, and satire. The revision allowed educators to share short excerpts with their students. A short excerpt may include up to 10 per cent of a copyright-protected work, one chapter of a book, one article, a single poem or musical score, or a full entry from a work of reference such as an encyclopedia. This expanded definition has resulted in a conflict of interest between Canadian universities and Access Copyright, a not-for-profit organization representing authors and publishers. There is a worldwide movement to make academic journals more accessible to researchers by fostering discussion around the benefits of easy, free access to published works. One such movement is Open Access Week, an international event dedicated to informing the public on transparency in academia. The University of Toronto held a series of information sessions, film screenings, and symposiums as part of the week ... In 2013, U of T failed to renew its copyright license with Access Copyright, citing an 'inability to secure a license at a reasonable price.' The university now acts independently of Access Copyright in its copyright dealings.  While the licence cost students $27.50, an annual fee they no longer have to pay, some students reported a significant increase in the price of course packs since the cancellation of the licence agreement.  Access Copyright has challenged the amendments to the Copyright Act, most notably through a lawsuit filed against York University in 2013. The outcome of the lawsuit will affect how higher learning institutions are able to implement the recently adopted fair dealings guidelines, something that the University of Toronto is monitoring ..."

Link:

http://thevarsity.ca/2014/10/27/millennials-focus-of-open-access-week/

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Open Access Tracking Project (OATP) » abernard102@gmail.com

Tags:

oa.new oa.comment oa.oa_week oa.events oa.u.toronto oa.advocacy oa.litigation oa.copyright oa.licensing oa.fair_use oa.access_copyright oa.canada oa.law oa.legislation oa.libre oa.york.u

Date tagged:

10/28/2014, 09:03

Date published:

10/28/2014, 05:03