A recent copyright decision of the Federal Court of Canada, namely, The Canadian Copyright Licensing Agency (Access Copyright) v York University, 2017 FC 669, has stirred the conversation around what constitutes «fair» for the purposes of fair dealing. (shiftlaw.ca)
Previously: the five most ridiculous things about the Richard Prince copyright decision The Richard Prince decision? (greg.org)
While lawyers and academics will surely be allocating a significant amount of short term resources to analyzing the SCC's pentology of copyright decisions issued this morning, a quick look demonstrates a vindication of fair dealing, online innovation, technical neutrality and general common sense. (slaw.ca)