UofT and Western sign agreement with Access Copyright
Monday, January 30, 2012
“We believe that this agreement is fair for all the parties
– those who create the materials, as well as students who gain access to
copyright materials through the University,” said Cheryl Misak, University of
Toronto Provost.
“This enables, within certain limits, reproduction of
copyright material for students’ use without concern for infringing on
copyright restrictions.”
“This agreement gives us a convenient, comprehensive way to
share content digitally and in paper form from a repertoire of millions of
publications,” said Janice Deakin, Provost and Vice-President (Academic) at
Western. “The backdating of the agreement gives us peace of mind by covering
past digital uses that may have exposed the university and the indemnity
provision increases the university’s legal protection against copyright
infringement.”
Western and UofT will each pay Access Copyright a royalty of
$27.50 per full-time equivalent student annually. This royalty includes what used to be a
separate 10 cents per page royalty for coursepack copying, so there will no
longer be a separate royalty for such copying.
The new royalty is substantially below the amount initially sought by
Access Copyright in its Tariff application before the Copyright Board.
This agreement will be in place until December 2013 and will
renew automatically for one year terms during which any party can cancel or
renegotiate the agreement based on six months notice.
“We welcome this opportunity to work in partnership with
Western and UofT” said Maureen Cavan, Executive Director of Access Copyright.
“The education and publishing industries depend on one another. An agreement that provides for usage of
content, fair compensation to those that provide the content, with rules that
favour sustainability, is in the interest of all players” said Ms. Cavan.
Over the course of the next year, a method will be jointly
developed to assess the actual volume of copying of copyright protected
materials which will assist in determining the appropriateness of the royalty
structure in subsequent years.
Assistant Vice-President, Strategic Communications and
Marketing
Contact for the University
of Toronto:
Michael Kurts
University Relations
University
of Toronto
416-978-5947
Contact for Western:
Keith Marnoch
Director of Media and Community Relations
Western
University
519-661-2111, ext. 85468
Contacts for Access Copyright:
Maureen Cavan
Executive Director
Access Copyright
416-868-1620, ext. 226
Roanie Levy
416-868-1620, ext. 233
General Counsel, Director Policy and External Affairs
Access Copyright
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combined academic excellence with life-long opportunities for intellectual,
social and cultural growth in order to better serve our communities. Western
challenges the best and brightest faculty, staff and students to commit to the
highest global standards. Our research excellence expands knowledge and drives
discovery with real-world application. Western attracts individuals with a
broad worldview, seeking to study, influence and lead in the international
community.
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