From: Dominic Benson <[log in to unmask]> Date: Tue, 8 May 2012 10:34:07 +0100 A colleague pointed out this article on the deal: http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20120501/21102718735/did-one-sided-legal-advice-lead-to-terrible-copyright-deal-canadian-universities.shtml Regards Dom Benson -- e-library @ brunel.ac.uk Electronic Resources Librarian Brunel University Library, Uxbridge, Middlesex, UB8 3PH, UK -----Original Message----- From: Andrew Waller <[log in to unmask]> Date: Wed, 25 Apr 2012 09:43:37 -0600 Heather's points are spot on. My fear is that, now that a model license has been negotiated between AUCC and Access Copyright and also because the University of Toronto and Western University (formerly the University of Western Ontario) signed separate agreements with (capitulated to) Access Copyright earlier this year, most Canadian institutions will sign the new agreement. Andrew _____ Andrew Waller Licensing and Negotiation Librarian (Collections) Open Access Librarian (Centre for Scholarly Communication) Libraries and Cultural Resources University of Calgary -----Original Message----- From: Heather Morrison <[log in to unmask]> Date: Tue, 24 Apr 2012 09:35:03 -0700 Thanks to the pointer, Sean. The Canadian Association of University Teachers points to the numerous problems with this model license. http://www.caut.ca/pages.asp?page=1079&lang=1 Highlights: Fees - we should be looking for decreases, not steep increases. The definition of linking as copying should concern us all. As CAUT points out, it is inexplicable that AUCC signed this. Paying for existing rights - this license requires payment for existing rights under fair dealing, as well as rights that we have paid for through our electronic licenses. Surveillance: "the survey instruments will require intrusive monitoring of professors, librarians, researchers and students." Comments: Canadian universities should not sign this license. Advocates of fair copyright in other countries can help us out by pointing out how foolish it is to sign. best, Heather Morrison The Imaginary Journal of Poetic Economics http://poeticeconomics.blogspot.com