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Play your role in protecting our fair-dealing rights

By Professor Samuel Trosow, for Western News (March 1, 2018)

The federal government is currently conducting a five-year review of the Copyright Act. While there are several important policies that will be discussed, the most significant for the educational community is fair dealing. It is also likely to be the most contentious. Fair dealing is the limited right to make copies (present performances) without payment or permission and is intended to add an element of balance to our copyright laws between the rights of owners and users of works (continue reading).