Canadian Publishing Reacts to New 'Industry Committee' Copyright Report - Publishing Perspectives

Panzer had hardly entered the Catosphere when the Panzermobile was shaken by shock waves from clapping and cheering. Following the cacophony took our brave kitty to the Publishing Perspectives site. There he discovered a post about the new Canadian Copyright Report.

Stealing is stealing no matter who you are.

According to Porter Anderson, the Canadian Industry Committee released their copyright report today to be considered in conjunction with the May Heritage Committee's copyright report. Both reports address the effects writers and artists of all kinds have suffered since the 2012 Copyright Modernization Act. Educators and students began taking advantage of unforeseen impacts by copying and scanning materials without the copyright holders knowledge and/or permission and without payment. The post includes links to previous posts with other information about the Copyright Act and last month's Heritage Committee report.


Panzer says, "Hmm ... Maybe now the Canadian government will also take a look at a certain US copyright infringer that calls itself a library."

Note: This post is super h-u-m-o-n-g-o-u-s in length. Bring a gallon of iced tea and two dozen muffins for today's reading selection. If you plan to follow the links in the post, bring an extra thermos of tea and an extra dozen muffins. Oh, you'll also need your sleeping bag for a nap in the middle of your reading experience.

To read the post tootle over to Copyright Report

To read Panzer's previous post about book scanning by the US library tootle over to Author Groups Protest Library Scanning