Proposed Access Copyright Post-Secondary Educational Institution Tariff, 2011-2013
On March 30, 2010, Access Copyright filed a proposed tariff with the Copyright Board of Canada to cover the reproduction of published works in post-secondary educational institutions.
Please click here to read the proposed tariff.
For over 15 years, Access Copyright has licensed post-secondary educational institutions across Canada to photocopy portions of published works for day-to-day use and for the production of coursepacks. The current licences will expire on August 31, 2010. Permission to reproduce portions of published works will be covered under the tariff beginning January 1, 2011.
Once certified the tariff will, among other things, permit faculty and students in post-secondary educational institutions to:
Unlike Access Copyright’s past licences where post-secondary educational institutions paid a flat fee per FTE student to cover day-to-day photocopying and students paid a copyright royalty rate of $0.10 per-page when purchasing a coursepack, the tariff proposes a single FTE rate per student that will cover both of these uses in the post-secondary educational sector.
Access Copyright’s mandate is to provide users with the ability to copy from millions of copyright protected materials while ensuring that creators and publishers are fairly compensated. We believe the permissions in the proposed tariff are of significant value and importance to the post-secondary educational sector.
The Copyright Board’s mandate is to establish the royalties to be paid for the use of copyright protected works. The Board will set a reasonable rate through the tariff process, where all interested parties will have an opportunity to put forward their evidence of the volume and value of copying in the post-secondary educational sector.
Access Copyright looks forward to continuing discussions with post-secondary educational institutions to address any issues that may arise during the tariff process.
Q&A’s
1. Why did Access Copyright file a tariff with the Copyright Board of Canada?
Access Copyright’s mandate is to provide users with the ability to copy from millions of copyright protected materials while ensuring that creators and publishers are fairly compensated. For over 15 years, Access Copyright has licensed post-secondary educational institutions across Canada to photocopy portions of published works. The current licences will expire on August 31, 2010. Access Copyright filed a tariff with the Copyright Board of Canada because the parties did not reach an agreement on the renewal of the licences.
2. What does the tariff allow faculty and students to do?
The tariff will provide permission to reproduce portions of published works to post-secondary educational institutions. Once certified the tariff will, among other things, permit faculty and students in post-secondary educational institutions to:
3. What will the tariff rate be?
During the tariff hearing process, all interested parties will have an opportunity to put forward their evidence of the volume and value of copying in the post-secondary educational sector. The Copyright Board will set the royalty rate to be paid. Its mandate is to set a fair and reasonable rate for the reproduction of copyright-protected works based on the evidence put before it.
4. What does the flat rate per student reflect?
Under our previous licences, royalty payments consisted of two parts: post-secondary educational institutions paid a flat fee of $3.38 per FTE student to cover day-to-day photocopying and students paid a copyright royalty rate of $0.10 per-page when purchasing a coursepack
The tariff proposes a single FTE rate per student that will cover both of these uses in the post-secondary educational sector. Also, unlike the previous licences, the proposed tariff covers certain digital uses of copyrighted works, which we believe are of significant value to post-secondary educational institutions.
5. What happens next?
The tariff will be published in the Canada Gazette. After publication, the Copyright Board will provide further direction on next steps. Access Copyright looks forward to continuing discussions with post-secondary educational institutions to address any issues that may arise during the tariff process.
Media Inquiries
For media inquiries, please contact John Provenzano, Manager, Communications at jprovenzano@accesscopyright.ca or 416-868-1620 x292.
On March 30, 2010, Access Copyright filed a proposed tariff with the Copyright Board of Canada to cover the reproduction of published works in post-secondary educational institutions.
Please click here to read the proposed tariff.
For over 15 years, Access Copyright has licensed post-secondary educational institutions across Canada to photocopy portions of published works for day-to-day use and for the production of coursepacks. The current licences will expire on August 31, 2010. Permission to reproduce portions of published works will be covered under the tariff beginning January 1, 2011.
Once certified the tariff will, among other things, permit faculty and students in post-secondary educational institutions to:
• photocopy;
• scan and upload to secure networks; and
• email portions of copyright-protected published works.
• scan and upload to secure networks; and
• email portions of copyright-protected published works.
Unlike Access Copyright’s past licences where post-secondary educational institutions paid a flat fee per FTE student to cover day-to-day photocopying and students paid a copyright royalty rate of $0.10 per-page when purchasing a coursepack, the tariff proposes a single FTE rate per student that will cover both of these uses in the post-secondary educational sector.
Access Copyright’s mandate is to provide users with the ability to copy from millions of copyright protected materials while ensuring that creators and publishers are fairly compensated. We believe the permissions in the proposed tariff are of significant value and importance to the post-secondary educational sector.
The Copyright Board’s mandate is to establish the royalties to be paid for the use of copyright protected works. The Board will set a reasonable rate through the tariff process, where all interested parties will have an opportunity to put forward their evidence of the volume and value of copying in the post-secondary educational sector.
Access Copyright looks forward to continuing discussions with post-secondary educational institutions to address any issues that may arise during the tariff process.
Q&A’s
1. Why did Access Copyright file a tariff with the Copyright Board of Canada?
Access Copyright’s mandate is to provide users with the ability to copy from millions of copyright protected materials while ensuring that creators and publishers are fairly compensated. For over 15 years, Access Copyright has licensed post-secondary educational institutions across Canada to photocopy portions of published works. The current licences will expire on August 31, 2010. Access Copyright filed a tariff with the Copyright Board of Canada because the parties did not reach an agreement on the renewal of the licences.
2. What does the tariff allow faculty and students to do?
The tariff will provide permission to reproduce portions of published works to post-secondary educational institutions. Once certified the tariff will, among other things, permit faculty and students in post-secondary educational institutions to:
• photocopy;
• scan and upload to secure networks; and
• email portions of copyright-protected published works.
We believe these permissions are of significant value and importance to the post-secondary educational sector. • scan and upload to secure networks; and
• email portions of copyright-protected published works.
3. What will the tariff rate be?
During the tariff hearing process, all interested parties will have an opportunity to put forward their evidence of the volume and value of copying in the post-secondary educational sector. The Copyright Board will set the royalty rate to be paid. Its mandate is to set a fair and reasonable rate for the reproduction of copyright-protected works based on the evidence put before it.
4. What does the flat rate per student reflect?
Under our previous licences, royalty payments consisted of two parts: post-secondary educational institutions paid a flat fee of $3.38 per FTE student to cover day-to-day photocopying and students paid a copyright royalty rate of $0.10 per-page when purchasing a coursepack
The tariff proposes a single FTE rate per student that will cover both of these uses in the post-secondary educational sector. Also, unlike the previous licences, the proposed tariff covers certain digital uses of copyrighted works, which we believe are of significant value to post-secondary educational institutions.
5. What happens next?
The tariff will be published in the Canada Gazette. After publication, the Copyright Board will provide further direction on next steps. Access Copyright looks forward to continuing discussions with post-secondary educational institutions to address any issues that may arise during the tariff process.
Media Inquiries
For media inquiries, please contact John Provenzano, Manager, Communications at jprovenzano@accesscopyright.ca or 416-868-1620 x292.