CCH Canadian Ltd. v. Law Society of Upper Canada, 2004 SCC 13
In CCH, the Supreme Court upheld the Law Society's controlled research copying, explaining originality as skill and judgment and identifying factors for assessing fair dealing.
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York University v. Canadian Copyright Licensing Agency (Access Copyright), 2021 SCC 32
The Supreme Court distinguished voluntary collective licences from infringement proceedings, leaving York University's fair dealing questions unresolved.
New open access policy changes the publication agreement conversation
Federal research funders have set January 1, 2027 as the award date threshold for revised publication rules, bringing rights retention and immediate access into submission planning.
Robertson v. Thomson Corp., 2006 SCC 43
The Supreme Court held that publishers couldn't rely on newspaper collective copyright to republish freelance articles in databases that stripped them from the original newspaper context. The CD-ROM editions preserved the collective work and were permitted.
The Novel in the Drawer Already Has a Legal Life
A Canadian writer doesn't need a publishing deal to have copyright in an original manuscript. But the contracts and permissions that follow can affect who may reproduce, adapt and distribute it.
Five Canadian novels make the 2026 Giller Prize shortlist
The 2026 Giller Prize shortlist includes five novels by writers from four provinces, with the winner due in November.
A library's copying service helped define fair dealing as a Canadian user's right
In CCH, the Supreme Court upheld the Law Society's controlled research copying, explaining originality as skill and judgment and identifying factors for assessing fair dealing.
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.
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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