Educators fear effect of copyright changes, Canadian Press, September 22, 2004. Excerpt: "Educators across the country are gearing up for battle, fearing proposed changes to Canadian copyright law could hinder Internet use in the classroom. They say extended blanket licensing as proposed by a parliamentary committee on Canadian Heritage last spring, could create a costly pay-per-use system that might cause schools to deny students access to the Internet entirely....Educators are saying it's one thing for people to protect their work by passwords and encryption that allows only paid users to access it, or by creating low-resolution images that are inadequate for reproduction. It's another issue to charge a blanket copyright fee when many of those posting information do so without the expectation of being paid for it. 'Why should we pay for access to public information?' said Robert Schad, a University of Regina administrator and member of the Council of Ministers of Education."
Posted by
Peter Suber at 9/23/2004 10:26:00 AM.
The open access movement:
Putting peer-reviewed scientific and scholarly literature
on the internet. Making it available free of charge and
free of most copyright and licensing restrictions.
Removing the barriers to serious research.
