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5/31/2013 - Copyright Board of Canada Certifies Interim Elementary and Secondary School Education Tariff

4/29/2013 - Access Copyright Releases its 2012 Annual Report

4/8/2013 - Canada's writers and publishers take a stand against damaging interpretations of fair dealing

4/5/2013 - Federal Court of Appeal Decides in Favour of Writers and Publishers in "Crown Immunity" Decision

2/5/2013 - Access Copyright Responds to Motion by the Ontario Library and Information Technology Association Board

11/1/2012 - Time for a constructive conversation about school access to copyright protected material

10/10/2012 - The ACCC Copyright Policy Does Not Meet the Supreme Court's Fairness Factors

10/10/2012 - Misinterpreting the Supreme Court Carries Risks for Educators: Access Copyright Strongly Disagrees with the ACCC Fair Dealing Policy

9/19/2012 - The recent Copyright Board of Canada decision does not change the fact that most copying done in the K-12 education sector requires a licence

Supreme Court of Canada Decision

7/18/2012 - Copying Still Costs

7/12/2012 - Impact of Supreme Court Copyright Decision Limited to Small Proportion of Copying in Schools

Model Licences

5/29/2012 - Access Copyright announces agreement with the Association of Community Colleges of Canada on a model licence

4/16/2012 - Access Copyright signs Model Licence with the Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada

1/30/2012 - U of T and Western sign agreement with Access Copyright

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