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- Decision rendered 22 April 2020 in York University's appeal to the recent federal court fair dealing decision against them initiated by Access Copyright. Here's an analysis by Lisa Di Valentino: Education is the key: discussion of Access Copyright v. York University (2020 FCA 77). On 15 October 2020, the Supreme Court of Canada granted applications brought by both York University and Access Copyright for leave to appeal the Federal Court of Appeal decision.
- See another recent interesting fair dealing decision, Wiseau Studio v. Harper
Copibec and Université Laval
In late September 2017, Copibec announced its copyright challenge in Canada against Université Laval. A favourable decision for Copibec was rendered on 27 November 2017.
On 13 November 2018, Copibec announced the conclusion of its lawsuit against Université Laval:
Copibec and Université Laval are pleased to announce that their out-of-court settlement agreement was approved by Justice Simon Hébert of the Quebec Superior Courtand that Université Laval has signed the comprehensive licence agreement applicable to Quebec universities.
The Court’s approval of the settlement has now put an end to the legal dispute between the two parties concerning copyright royalty management for the university’s teaching and research activities. Both parties are looking forward to once again working collaboratively for the benefit of authors, publishers, teaching personnel and students.
United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA)
On 30 September 2018, Canada, Mexico and the United States announced the completion of negotiations towards a new trade agreement to replace the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). The United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) includes a chapter on intellectual property. Among other things, it requires member countries to protect copyright for a minimum of 70 years after an author’s death. Currently, the copyright duration in Canada is 50 years after an author’s death.
Canada is obligated to increase copyright protection to life plus 70 by the end of 2022.
