Information About Excess Copyright

  The wounding of Stonewall Jackson at the Battle of Chancellorsville, May 2, 1863.I have blogged about Blacklock’s war against fair dealing for over a decade during which it has been protracting its long lasting litany of litigation losses. This began notably with Justice Barnes’ 2016 decision … Read more »

  (University of Alberta) Once again, it’s  Fair Dealing week. Here are a couple of worthwhile Canadian online events for February 25, 2026: ·       Peter K. Yu at 1 PM ET presented by CARL: Webinar: User Rights in the Age of Generative AI: https://www.carl-abrc.ca/event/user-rights-in-the-age-of … Read more »

The Thinker: Rodin 1904CIPPIC has filed an interesting and apparently unprecedented Federal Court application claiming standing as an “interested personâ€� with respect to a Canadian copyright registration for a work entitled SURYAST in which an AI program is named as a co-author. CIPPIC says on i … Read more »

  (Un-credited soapstone sculpture for sale by Canada House Gallery) The recent federal government budget proposed an artist’s resale right (“ARRâ€�) in its 2024 Budget. The details are unknown, and there was no mention of it in the budget implementation legislation Bill C-15 tabled on November … Read more »

  On November 7, 2025 three members of the Copyright Board of Canada, including its Chair,  have once again “approvedâ€� a levy on blank CD-Rs and CD-RWs of $0.29 each for the period of 2025-2027. The revenues will go the Canadian Private Copying Collective (CPCC) – which has not posted any fina … Read more »