From: Winston Tabb <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Thu, 26 Apr 2012 22:24:42 +0000

Nothing, except when they tread on the equally legitimate rights of
users, as is the case here.

Winston Tabb

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From: Sally Morris <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Thu, 26 Apr 2012 10:49:17 +0100

Forgive me if I'm missing something, but exactly what is wrong with
defending the legitimate copyrights of publishers and their authors?

Sally


Sally Morris
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From: Heather Morrison <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Wed, 25 Apr 2012 16:16:04 -0700

Further to the bizarre developments in Canada with Access Copyright,
note that Access Copyright describes itself as a global organization,
as a member of the International Federation of Reproduction Rights
Organizations.

From the Access Copyright website:

Access Copyright is a member of the International Federation of
Reproduction Rights Organizations (IFRRO). IFRRO's purpose is to
facilitate, on an international basis, the collective management of
reproduction and other rights relevant to copyright protected works
through the co-operation of national Reproduction Rights Organizations
(RROs).

Through growing relationships with other copyright collectives
(associations that collect royalty payments on behalf of copyright
holders), Access Copyright has truly become a global organization.

Our reciprocal agreements with other copyright collectives across the
globe have created a network of international licences, which means
our affiliates receive royalties when their works are copied not only
in Canada, but in other jurisdictions around the world. Any royalties
attributed to Canadian creators and publishers for works copied in
other countries (with whom we have agreements) are forwarded to
Canadian creators and publishers via Access Copyright.

from:
http://www.accesscopyright.ca/about-us/international-network/

Comment: developments in copyright are increasingly relevant to all of us.
Behind the scenes, it is largely the same overlapping set of players
who are advocating for limiting copyright, whether their focus is
Georgia State, the Research Works Act, or Canadian universities.

One of these international players is the International Association of
Scientific, Medical and Technical Publishers (STM). From the
Introduction to the STM Copyright webpage:

The Aims of the Copyright & Legal Affairs Committee

To pursue, within the limits of the STM Association's aims and
objectives, the highest possible level of international protection of
copyright works and of the services of publishers in making these
works available

What do I get from STM? What we do

Copyright, Legal & Legislative Efforts

       . Defence of publisher and rights-holder positions in
precedent-setting copyright disputes and proposed government
legislation

 Recent actions

       . Advocacy to promote UK Digital Economy Act for better
copyright enforcement - but without passing provisions that would have
led to over-broad extended collective licensing
       . Advocacy for strong copyright laws in Canada, Brazil, India.
Slowed Canadian Bill C-32 until Bill fell in elections; forced
Brazilian copyright act to go back to drawing board; partial success
in India

From:
http://www.stm-assoc.org/copyright-legal-introduction/

best,

Heather G. Morrison