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Updated Oct 10, 2026
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LiteratureOct 10, 2026

Who Gets to Keep a Story Alive?

Writing moves between authors, publishers, libraries, students and readers. The challenge is supporting creation without making knowledge impossible to share.
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LiteratureOct 9, 2026

A copyright tariff isn't a compulsory licence, Supreme Court rules

The Supreme Court distinguished voluntary collective licences from infringement proceedings, leaving York University's fair dealing questions unresolved.

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CADecision: Jul 30, 2021

A copyright tariff isn't a compulsory licence, Supreme Court rules

The Supreme Court distinguished voluntary collective licences from infringement proceedings, leaving York University's fair dealing questions unresolved.
Supreme Court of Canada · 2021 SCC 32

CADecision: Jul 30, 2021

New copyright licensing decision: York University v. Canadian Copyright Licensing Agency (Access Copyright)

Both appeals were dismissed. The copyright tariff could not be enforced against York as a compulsory licence. The Court made no final determination about whether particular educational copying was fair dealing or infringement.
Supreme Court of Canada · 2021 SCC 32

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LiteratureOct 10, 2026

Who Gets to Keep a Story Alive?

Writing moves between authors, publishers, libraries, students and readers. The challenge is supporting creation without making knowledge impossible to share.

LiteratureOct 9, 2026

A copyright tariff isn't a compulsory licence, Supreme Court rules

The Supreme Court distinguished voluntary collective licences from infringement proceedings, leaving York University's fair dealing questions unresolved.

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LiteratureOct 9, 2026

New copyright licensing decision: York University v. Canadian Copyright Licensing Agency (Access Copyright)

Both appeals were dismissed. The copyright tariff could not be enforced against York as a compulsory licence. The Court made no final determination about whether particular educational copying was fair dealing or infringement.
Verified official development
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