Date: February 25, 2026 Time: 1:00pm - 2:00pm ET Registration Since the Supreme Court of Canada's 2004 decision in CCH Canada Ltd v Law Society of Upper Canada, the global copyright landscape has changed considerably. While a number of jurisdictions have transplanted, or considered the transplantation of, a fair use or user right regime from […]
Date: Wednesday, February 26, 2025 Time: 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM EST (11:00 AM – 12:00 PM PST) Registration required Presenter: Rowan Meredith Doctor of Juridical Science (SJD) Student, University of Toronto The Marrakesh Treaty, which entered into force in 2016, was designed to create exceptions to copyright infringement for the creation of accessible copies […]
With the majority of teaching and research materials now accessible only via licensed, electronic platforms, users rights are often curtailed by language contained in licensing agreements. Are statutory user rights becoming increasingly overridden by contracts? Do contracts limit these rights for end users and libraries? Can fair dealing “always be available” even if a negotiated […]
