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Access Copyright's offices will be closed on Monday, May 20 for the Victoria Day long weekend. We re-open on Tuesday, May 21 at 9:00 a.m. EDT.

Media

4/29/2013 - Access Copyright Releases its 2012 Annual Report

4/8/2013 - Canada's writers and publishers take a stand against damaging interpretations of fair dealing

4/5/2013 - Federal Court of Appeal Decides in Favour of Writers and Publishers in "Crown Immunity" Decision

2/5/2013 - Access Copyright Responds to Motion by the Ontario Library and Information Technology Association Board

11/1/2012 - Time for a constructive conversation about school access to copyright protected material

10/10/2012 - The ACCC Copyright Policy Does Not Meet the Supreme Court's Fairness Factors

10/10/2012 - Misinterpreting the Supreme Court Carries Risks for Educators: Access Copyright Strongly Disagrees with the ACCC Fair Dealing Policy

9/19/2012 - The recent Copyright Board of Canada decision does not change the fact that most copying done in the K-12 education sector requires a licence

Supreme Court of Canada Decision

7/18/2012 - Copying Still Costs

7/12/2012 - Impact of Supreme Court Copyright Decision Limited to Small Proportion of Copying in Schools

Model Licences

5/29/2012 - Access Copyright announces agreement with the Association of Community Colleges of Canada on a model licence

4/16/2012 - Access Copyright signs Model Licence with the Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada

1/30/2012 - U of T and Western sign agreement with Access Copyright

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Access Copyright, The Canadian Copyright Licensing Agency, provides innovative copyright licensing solutions to governments, businesses, educators and other organizations for legal, worry free access to copyright protected content, while making sure that the creators and publishers are paid for the secondary uses of their works.