CANADIAN ALLIANCE OF STUDENT ASSOCIATIONS WORRIES MAKING CHANGES TO FAIR DEALING COULD COST STUDENTS - Braden Klassen, the Runner

In 2012, the Copyright Act was revised, and the section concerning fair dealing was amended to include educational use as an acceptable reason for copyright exemption, as long as the use was deemed fair. This meant that students, teachers, professors, and researchers were able to access copyrighted materials at a reduced cost. However, in order to keep up with technological developments in how we access and exchange information, the Copyright Act is subject to a mandatory review that must take place every five years. This review process, which is expected to conclude in 2019, opens up the legislation to possible changes, including the sections that concern fair dealing. Michael McDonald, Executive Director of the Canadian Alliance of Student Associations, says he is concerned that groups who are unhappy with educational use being included in fair dealing could use this as an opportunity to alter or even remove that section of the act. http://runnermag.ca/2018/06/canadian-alliance-of-student-associations-worries-making-changes-to-fair-dealing-could-cost-students/